Is the lemming migration a myth or fact?

Answer 1

Lemmings do migrate, which is a fact. However, the popular misconception that they commit a mass suicide while migrating is a myth.

When lemming populations grow out of control, lemmings will migrate, usually across a river, to another area. Though lemmings can swim, the mass quantities with which they migrate cause most of them to drown while migrating. Lemmings do not do this voluntarily.

Answer 2

The lemming migration is a fact. Lemmings are small rodents that migrate in large groups to find new food sources or establish new territories. The myth part comes from the misconception that lemmings commit mass suicide by jumping off cliffs, which has been debunked.