Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A lemming is a small rodent, usually found in or near the Arctic in tundra biomes.Lemmings form the subfamily Arvicolinae (also known as Microtinae) together with voles and muskrats, which form part of the superfamily Muroidea, which also includes rats, mice, hamsters and gerbils.
The southern bog lemming creates a maze of interconnecting tunnels and runways and builds nests from plant fibers. Summer nests are on the surface of the ground or in a clump of sedges or grasses, but winter nests are usually underground in an enlarged tunnel. These animals are found in mixed forests, wetlands, and grasslands. [4]
The northern bog lemming lives in wet habitats in North America and is omnivorous, eating herbaceous material and invertebrates. [4] They are thought to be extremely sociable animals and sexually mature at around 6 weeks old. Predators include most medium to larger sized carnivorous and omnivorous mammals that eat smaller mammals. [5]
The Lemmings create a shadow puppet show where seven papercut Lemmings confront a bear over a jar of Yummy chocolate spread. The Lemmings in the audience are super enthusiastic, but Grizzy is outraged by the treatment inflicted upon the bear. He decides to intervene and equips the paper bear with an armor and saber!
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).
Grizzy & the Lemmings (French: Grizzy et les Lemmings) is a French animated television series produced by Studio Hari with the participation of France Télévisions and Boomerang. It is a silent comedy focusing on a grizzly bear , named Grizzy, having to deal with the group of the eponymous lemmings irritating him. [ 1 ]
Florida bog lemming (S. australis Simpson 1928) [4]; Bunker's bog lemming (S. bunkeri Hibbard 1939) [3] [4]Morgan's bog lemming (S. morgani Martin et al. 2003) [3]A number of other fossil species have been included here but have since been transferred to other genera, such as Mictomys [5] and Praesynaptomys.
The Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. Although generally classified as a "least concern" species, the Novaya Zemlya subspecies (Dicrostonyx torquatus ungulatus) is considered a vulnerable species under Russian nature conservation legislation (included in Red Book of Russian Federation since ...