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CNN SATURDAY MORNING NEWS
Females are Only Reindeer With Antlers at Christmastime
Aired December 22, 2001 - 08:59 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: With Christmas only three days away, we thought it's time you found out exactly who will be flying Santa's sled on his sled. LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: They say girl power is the story here. Here's Gina London with the facts. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose. GINA LONDON, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Did you ever think there was something funny about Santa's reindeer? I mean besides the flying and Rudolph's nose. Tradition seems to depict the annual event as a big boy's night out. But... DAVID NICKOLAUS, DENVER ZOO: In reality, yes. The females lose their antlers in March and the males lose theirs before Christmas. LONDON: So, all the reindeer pulling Santa must be girls. NICKOLAUS: This reindeer right here walking along is Buster. He's our 10-year-old male and he's the one that just shed his antlers about a week ago. LONDON: He looks more like a cow than a reindeer. So what about Dasher, Dancer and Prancer? SANTA CLAUS: We should rename all the reindeer and make them female if they're female and not hide behind the facade that they're male. Jana and Elaine and Margaret. LONDON (on camera): Naturally, when we discuss the traditions of Christmas, we talk to the real experts. And who knows more than kids? UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose. LONDON (voice-over): What else did they have to say about Santa's team? UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: Santa Claus and the reindeer, that's nice. LONDON: And it figures kids were more enlightened than most adults about what we thought was Santa's big secret. (on camera): Are the reindeer girls or boys? UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: Girls. LONDON (voice-over): Mrs. Claus knew the truth all along. MRS. CLAUS: Most of the work behind every man there's a good woman. UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. LONDON: Gina London, CNN, Denver. (END VIDEOTAPE) TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
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