Hi, my name is Baltic and I am a
member of the Coca-Cola International Bean Bag Collection. I
am a reindeer or caribou and I represent the country of Sweden.
You can see me with my friends. I am the dark caribou second
in from the right. Other reindeer at Jeannie's Cottage 
include Roxie the Beanie
Baby (with either a red or black nose), Rudy Pitoody from
Boyds (who is actually a white bear in a reindeer outfit), Whisper
the baby deer (a Beanie Baby seen at far left) and a Russ Reindeer.
We also have two Puffkin deer in the middle named Rudy
(red nose) and Swifty.
Reindeer are large arctic and subarctic
deer, the American species of which is called caribou.
Reindeer or caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
inhabit northern forests and tundra. The reindeer's hardiness
is perhaps due to its stomach, which hosts special bacteria enabling
these animals to digest lichens, the major portion of their diet.
All caribou move around and many herds undertake great migrations
in the spring and autumn. In summer, they graze on the grasses,
sedges, and lichens of the open tundra. In winter, they move
south into the northern parts of the boreal forest, where they
can browse on vegetation and seek shelter from the cold.
Both male and female reindeer have antlers,
although the male's are much larger. The animal is about 6 to
7 feet long and about 4 feet tall at the shoulder. They weigh
about 240 pounds. The main predator of the caribou is the wolf.
