Fancy A 'Reindeer Gem' This Christmas?

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Looking for an unusual gift this Christmas? How about an ornament or necklace that contains genuine reindeer droppings? But you better hurry, because these unique items available exclusively at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois are in limited supply and, going really fast.

Each ornament and necklace is hand-made, using glitter, beads and a single 'gem' - a reindeer dropping from the zoo's residents, which has been dehydrated, sanitized, painted and drilled.

The brilliant idea can be attributed to the Zoo's former superintendent, whose grandmother used to leave a trail of reindeer dung (chocolate chips), leading to the house every Christmas Eve. She told her grandchildren that if Santa's reindeers thought others had visited the house, they would be tempted to come too!

The pendant necklaces are priced at $15 USD apiece, while the ornaments cost $7.50 USD each. The Zoo hopes to raise about $17,000 USD from the sale of these fun items, for use towards the maintenance and upkeep of the Zoo and its inhabitants. To read more check out their site at www.cityblm.org/parks/Miller-Park-Zoo

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Dolasia, Meera. “Fancy A 'Reindeer Gem' This Christmas?.” DOGOnews. November 27, 2009. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.dogonews.com/2009/11/27/fancy-a-reindeer-gem-this-christmas.
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51 Comments
  • adroit_avimimus
    adroit_avimimusalmost 3 years
    This is pretty interesting! I'm glad they raised the money they needed to keep the zoo nice and the inhabitants happy!
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    • wolfy_blue
      wolfy_blueabout 4 years
      Um, not appetizing.
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      • gymnast_star💖over 8 years
        But i live in florida 😭
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        • Nobodyover 9 years
          Nooooooooo. Gross.
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          • roxannaover 9 years
            thats nasty
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            • Olive Doyillover 10 years
              Interesting factoid the reindeer are approximately 300.5 lbs. And they have a very well known reputation for suicide so they won't over populate.
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              • nikukyu
                nikukyuover 10 years
                This is just so cool and thoughtful.... But sorry I wouldn't be able to touch any:(. I'm not the prissy kind, and I can deal with nature, but droppings? Um...no.
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              • spinnypeeps
                spinnypeepsover 10 years
                Cool! Just another creative way to be resourceful.
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                • happypug12
                  happypug12over 10 years
                  That's cool, but a little over priced.
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                  • puglover67
                    puglover67over 10 years
                    I live close to Bloomington.
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                  Dolasia, Meera. “Fancy A 'Reindeer Gem' This Christmas?.” DOGOnews, DOGO Media, Inc., 27 Nov, 2009, www.dogonews.com/2009/11/27/fancy-a-reindeer-gem-this-christmas. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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                  Dolasia, Meera. “Fancy A 'Reindeer Gem' This Christmas?.” DOGOnews. November 27, 2009. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.dogonews.com/2009/11/27/fancy-a-reindeer-gem-this-christmas.

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                  Dolasia, M. (2009, November 27). Fancy A 'Reindeer Gem' This Christmas?. Retrieved 2025, July 12, from https://www.dogonews.com/2009/11/27/fancy-a-reindeer-gem-this-christmas

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