No red for reindeers

RUDOLPH the reindeer probably wasn’t bullied for his crimson snout – because he and his fellow reindeer cannot see red.

In news that may shock the North Pole, University of Exeter scientists have revealed that Santa’s sleigh-pullers lack the colour-detecting eye cells that humans use to detect red.

The same applies to orange – meaning Donner, Blitzen and the rest might struggle to spot any carrots left out for them at Christmas.