Rudolph’s nose is able to glow so bright due to bioluminescence. It may sound sciency, but it offers a perfectly good explanation as to how Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’s nose is able to glow. Bioluminescence is the same thing that allows fireflies to glow at night. A chemical reaction occurs that produces light energy within Rudolph’s red nose..
Santa has nine reindeer in total including Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer who has a glowing red nose that helps guide Santa’s sleigh in bad weather. Traditionally, Santa had only eight reindeer until Rudolph came along with his glowing red nose.
When you have to deliver presents to millions of kids all around the world, you need all the help you can get. And nine reindeer is just enough reindeer to get the job done each and every year.
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Learn more about Santa Claus’s reindeer on Wikipedia.
On Christmas Eve, Santa’s reindeer are able to fly and help pull Santa’s sleigh around the world. While normal reindeer cannot fly, Santa’s reindeer are extra special. There are many theories as to how Santa’s reindeer fly. Some believe Santa’s reindeer hold supernatural powers that allow them to fly on Christmas Eve.
The names of Santa’s reindeer are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph.
