Santa Claus Through the Ages: Photos

TECH SPACE HUMAN EARTH HISTORY ANIMALS ADVENTURE VIDEO View Online SANTA CLAUS THROUGH THE AGES: PHOTOS The figure now commonly known as Santa Claus originated with an actual Christian saint, St. Nicholas. READ MORE Hubble Finds 'New' Dwarf Galaxy in Milky Way's Backyard Astronomers now wonder just how many of these diminutive dwarfs are hiding in the intergalactic undergrowth. READ MORE WATCH VIDEO: Is Another Planet Lurking Beyond Neptune? Our solar system has a handful of bodies exhibiting some strange, highly elliptical orbits. Are they being pulled by a massive planet? Lizard Looks Like Falling Leaf (Acts Like One Too) The Bornean gliding lizard has such effective camouflage that it perfectly matches the color of falling leaves in its forest habitat. READ MORE WATCH VIDEO: Lizards Show Evolution in Action Find out what happened when fire ant attacks forced fence lizards to evolve to survive.  There Really ARE Red-Nosed Reindeer Rudolph is a key player on Santa's team. But back in real life there really IS a species of reindeer with a red nose. WATCH Follow Discovery News on Facebook! Get your sci-tech headlines all day on Twitter too! At Discovery Communications, we value your privacy. If you would like to be removed from future communications like this, please click here. Privacy Policy Discovery Communications, LLC One Discovery Place Silver Spring, MD 20910 © Copyright 2014 Discovery Communications, LLC