Lemmings are small rodents usually found in the Arctic tundra.
Contrary to popular belief they do not hurl themselves off cliffs as popularized by Disney in the film "White Wilderness". This has however has led to the popular phrases such as "Like lemmings to the sea" etc. to describe mass suicides and death due to over population. There is no basis in nature to this as the scenes in the film were contrived by the producer/film maker.
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Lemmings are small rodents usually found in the Arctic tundra.
Contrary to popular belief they do not hurl themselves off cliffs as popularized by Disney in the film "White Wilderness". This has however has led to the popular phrases such as "Like lemmings to the sea" etc. to describe mass suicides and death due to over population. There is no basis in nature to this as the scenes in the film were contrived by the producer/film maker.
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There are hundreds of species of Lemming. Most are common are:DicrostonyxNorthern collared lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus)Ungava collared lemming (Dicrostonyx hudsonius)Victoria collared lemming (Dicrostonyx kilangmiutak)Nelson's collared lemming (Dicrostonyx nelsoni) or St. Lawrence Island collared lemming (D. exsul)Ogilvie Mountains collared lemming (Dicrostonyx nunatakensis)Richardson's collared lemming (Dicrostonyx richardsoni)Bering collared lemming (Dicrostonyx rubricatus)Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus)Unalaska collared lemming (Dicrostonyx unalascensis)Wrangel lemming (Dicrostonyx vinogradovi)LemmusAmur lemming (Lemmus amurensis)Norway lemming (Lemmus lemmus)Siberian brown lemming (Lemmus sibiricus)North American brown lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus)Wrangel Island lemming (Lemmus portenkoi)MyopusWood lemming (Myopus schisticolor)SynaptomysNorthern bog lemming (Synaptomys borealis)Southern bog lemming (Synaptomyscooperi)Tribe Arvicolini: over 120 speciesEolagurusYellow steppe lemming (Eolagurus luteus)Przewalski's steppe lemming (Eolagurus przewalskii)LagurusSteppe lemming (Lagurus lagurus)
A lemming is a rodent.
is a lemming a predator or a prey
Paw Lemming's birth name is Paw Winther Lemming.
where does a lemming get its nutrients from in the tundra
Eric Lemming died in 1930.
Eric Lemming was born in 1880.
Norway lemming was created in 1758.
lemming - a rodent like animal who lives in burros
what is lemming's kin? Rats or mice mole
The duration of Lemming - film - is 2.15 hours.
Yes. Lemming is in the superfamily Muroidea which contains also rats, mice, hamsters. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemming