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The story of lemmings leaping off of cliffs to drown in the sea is kind of an exaggeration. They will do this is they are chased or herded (what creature wouldn't). They don't do it spontaniously.

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Do all Lemmings commit suicide?

No


Which animal commit mass suicide?

Lemmings


Do lemmings intentionally commit suicide by jumping off cliffs?

No, lemmings do not intentionally commit suicide by jumping off cliffs. The myth that lemmings engage in mass suicide by jumping off cliffs is false and has been debunked by scientific research.


Do lemmings really commit suicide?

No, lemmings do not intentionally commit suicide. The myth of lemmings jumping off cliffs en masse is a misconception perpetuated by a 1958 Disney documentary that staged the footage. In reality, lemmings do not exhibit suicidal behavior.


Do lemurs commit mass suicide?

No. You are referring to the misconception about lemmings and mass suicide.


Do lemmings really run off cliffs?

The belief that lemmings intentionally run off cliffs is a myth. Lemmings do not commit mass suicide by running off cliffs.


Do lemmings follow each other 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.


Why do lemmings run off cliffs?

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.


Is the lemming migration a myth or fact?

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.


What does it mean to assist suicide?

it means you helped the person get the tools to commit suicide convinced them to commit suicide or gave them reason to commit suicide


What did hitler do at the end of the war?

Commit suicide


What group of animals found in the Scandinavian regions as well as Lapland overpopulate its kind and then they march towards the sea to commit suicide?

I think you're referring to lemmings, a small rat-like animal. However, the idea that they commit mass suicide by marching and flinging themselves into the sea is a myth, it doesn't actually happen.