- lemmings are a vital part of the arctic tundra's ecosystem as they are food for ermines, arctic foxes, snowy owls, gyrfalcons, and jaegers. those last two things seem like made up words.
-at 150 mm in length they are the smallest mammals in the arctic who in spite of their size are able to withstand the extreme cold of winter without hibernating. this means if you shaved a bunch of lemmings and made yourself a coat you would never get cold. but they would cause they'd be bald.
-the lemming population goes through a mysterious cycle of rise and decline every four years, moving from an abundance of the furry gaffers to numbers close to extinction. the cause for this cycle is not yet known. i think it's aliens.
-the common misconception that lemmings commit mass suicide by jumping off cliffs comes from scandinavia. apparently scandinavian lemmings get rather restless during periods of over population and move in large groups towards valleys and eventually cliff sides where their only options are to stand there or jump and because lemmings are risk takers and lovers of life - they choose jump.
-lemmings can reproduce within weeks of being born. but are they really ready?
-the inuit name for lemming is kilangmiutak which means "one-who-comes-from-the-sky." if lemmings were falling from the sky it would probably cause screaming and car accidents.
-lemmings like to hang out by themselves pairing only to mate and exchange christmas cards.
-lemming is a weird word to say many times.
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