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Birth- Females- 6.64 Kg 14.61 lbs.
Males- 6.95 Kg 15.29 lbs (Chetkiewicz, 1993)
Calves- Female June Weight- 25.5 Kg 56.1 lbs.
Male June Weight- 27.5 Kg 60.5 lbs.
Female January Weight- 55.9 Kg 123.0 lbs.
Male January Weight- 60.2 Kg 132.4 lbs.
Adults- Female Average June Weight- 73.8 Kg 162.36 lbs.
Female Average January Weight- 85.4 Kg 187.88 lbs.
Male Average June Weight- 99.6 Kg 219.12 lbs.
Male Average January Weight- 92.3 Kg 203.06 lbs.
Note: these weights are the lower end of their annual weight cycle. By autumn cows will be well over
200 lbs. and bulls over 300 lbs.
Weight
Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Birth- Females- 6.64 Kg 14.61 lbs.
Males- 6.95 Kg 15.29 lbs (Chetkiewicz, 1993)
Calves- Female June Weight- 25.5 Kg 56.1 lbs.
Male June Weight- 27.5 Kg 60.5 lbs.
Female January Weight- 55.9 Kg 123.0 lbs.
Male January Weight- 60.2 Kg 132.4 lbs.
Adults- Female Average June Weight- 73.8 Kg 162.36 lbs.
Female Average January Weight- 85.4 Kg 187.88 lbs.
Male Average June Weight- 99.6 Kg 219.12 lbs.
Male Average January Weight- 92.3 Kg 203.06 lbs.
Note: these weights are the lower end of their annual weight cycle. By autumn cows will be well over
200 lbs. and bulls over 300 lbs.
Height
Captive Reindeer(Alaska)
Shoulder Height Calves- 28.5 in.
Yearlings- 37 in.
Adult Females- 38.5 in.
Adult Males- 43 in.
Length (Shoulder to Rump) Calves- 27.5 in.
Adult Females- 38 in.
Adult Males- 46 in.
about 1/9th of the weight of santa and his sleigh -- just enough to pull it through the air on Christmas Eve.