forty nine

apparently, "naturally speaking" - per my trivia host, all of santa's reindeer are female. reason? males have usually shed their antlers by late december, while females typically retain them. hmm. interesting. although, according to snopes.com - it's not necessarily true. read here. also, in the claymation movie rudolph the red nosed reindeer, they are very clearly male. i think i want credit for my "male" answer, trivia guy!