Usually this is the result of a heavy rainfall in an area that usually doesn't get much rain (in Southern California). Soil becomes mud, and mud is slippery. There can be other types of erosion that undermine the foundation of a house built on a cliff.
Yes
not often
Walruses may fall off cliffs due to their poor eyesight and tendency to gather in large groups near the edge of cliffs while resting or socializing. This behavior, combined with the slippery and unstable terrain near cliffs, can lead to accidental falls.
Lemmings do not intentionally run off cliffs. The myth that lemmings commit mass suicide by running off cliffs is not true. This behavior may be due to population fluctuations and migration patterns, where some lemmings accidentally fall off cliffs while following the group.
The belief that lemmings intentionally jump off cliffs is a myth. Lemmings do not commit mass suicide by jumping off cliffs. This misconception likely originated from a Disney documentary in the 1950s that staged lemmings jumping off a cliff for dramatic effect. In reality, lemmings may accidentally fall off cliffs while migrating or searching for food, but they do not purposefully jump off cliffs to their deaths.
No. Australia explorer Edward Eyre did not fall off a cliff, despite travelling close to the high cliffs of the Great Australian Bight.
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Weathered cliffs are formed as natural rain storms or snow and ice cause parts of the cliffs to break off and fall. This weathering also includes erosion caused by water passing from the top of the cliff to the bottom.
Lemmings do not intentionally jump off cliffs in large numbers. The misconception likely originated from a Disney documentary in the 1950s that staged lemmings jumping off a cliff for dramatic effect. In reality, lemmings may accidentally fall off cliffs while migrating or seeking food, but they do not exhibit mass suicidal behavior.
The animal that jumps off cliffs is the mountain goat.
The belief that lemmings intentionally run off cliffs is a myth. Lemmings do not commit mass suicide by running off cliffs.
No, lemmings do not intentionally follow each other off cliffs. The myth that lemmings commit mass suicide by jumping off cliffs is not true.