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  2. Lemming - Wikipedia

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    [clarification needed] Lemmings do not hibernate through the harsh northern winter. They remain active, finding food by burrowing through the snow. These rodents live in large tunnel systems beneath the snow in winter, which protect them from predators. Their burrows have rest areas, toilet areas and nesting rooms.

  3. Canadian lemming - Wikipedia

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    On Bylot Island they prefer to live in the South plain of the island and mostly live in the polygon fen, also known as wetlands, which mostly supports the graminoids that they rely on for food (Bety et al. 2002). During winter brown lemmings live in insulated burrows in the ground made out of sedges and grasses (Reid et al. 2011).

  4. Norway lemming - Wikipedia

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    The Norway lemming, also known as the Norwegian lemming (Lemmus lemmus) is a common species of lemming found in northern Fennoscandia, where it is the only vertebrate species endemic to the region. The Norway lemming dwells in tundra and fells , and prefers to live near water.

  5. True lemming - Wikipedia

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    These lemmings are found predominantly in tundra or high elevations. Populations can fluctuate widely and mass migrations do take place. This mass migration is probably the source of the myth that lemmings commit mass suicide. These intense population booms appear to be most common in the northern part of its range (such as Lapland).

  6. February Is A Winter Month, And Mother Nature Is ... - AOL

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    After a warm and comfortable start to the month, Mother Nature has remembered that February is actually a winter month. Cold air will flood the Central and Eastern United States this week.

  7. Ungava collared lemming - Wikipedia

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    They burrow under the snow in winter. Lemming populations go through a three- or four-year cycle of boom and bust. When their population peaks, lemmings disperse from overcrowded areas. Remains of these animals dating back to the end of the last ice age have been discovered in the Ottawa valley, far south of their current range.

  8. Phil Williams Commentary: Don't follow the 'lemmings' jumping ...

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    No, they do not. In a 1983, investigation it was determined that the lemming scenes were fabricated. A few dozen lemmings were placed on a revolving turntable and filmed as they tried to run on ...

  9. Where do KY’s copperheads, other snakes go in the winter? You ...

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    Fall is a particularly eventful time of year for the copperhead, which gives live birth to its young from eggs that hatch within the mother’s body. The babies don’t have time to waste, either.