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Article: Reindeer dig cold temps: Bowdle-area couple raise animals, which do not have sweat glands.
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- American News (Aberdeen, SD)
- Article date:
- December 19, 2005
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Byline: Emily Arthur, American News, Aberdeen, S.D.
Dec. 19--The weather outside may be frightful, but there's at least one group that is enjoying the cold, freezing temperatures.
"The reindeer just love it," said David Knecht, who raises the animals with his wife Carla. "It's so much fun to watch them when it's really cold out. They run around and play like little kids."
The Knechts have been raising reindeer for the last six years. They also raise camels and llamas.
"We ended up buying llamas from a guy in Idaho one time," Carla said. "He had reindeer. We told him when he decided he was going to sell, to call us."
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