Read: Norway’s radioactive reindeer The reindeer’s color-changing feat is subtle enough that it eluded the notice of scientists for many years.

It may sound unbelievable, but reindeer eyes change from a blazing gold in the summer to a deep, dark blue in the winter. However, this isn’t the kind of color change you might expect, as it ...

Reindeer eyes change color during the winter, from golden to blue, something researchers say helps them to capture more light during the Arctic's dark winter months.

(THE CONVERSATION) Reindeer noses may not glow red, but these creatures of cold climes have evolved the ability to change the color of their eyes to help them thrive in dark, northern winters. In ...

However, it has taken us 12 years to slowly find out what is going on and why." Researchers have found the reindeer change the color of their eyes from summertime's golden to blue in the winter.

The eyes of an Arctic reindeer also do this, but because of the seasonal physical changes to the tapetum lucidum, the wintry blue eyes reflect 50 percent less light than the golden eyes of summer.

Arctic reindeer can change its eye colour from golden in summer to deep blue in the winter. They posses a light-reflecting layer of tissue called Tapetum lucidum that reflects most light back to ...

Reindeer's noses may not glow red, but these creatures of cold climes have evolved the ability to change the color of their eyes to help them thrive in dark, northern winters.