A lemming is specifically found in cold regions, important for setting a scene.

Arctic Animal

Even though lemmings look similar to hamsters, they're different species.

Not a Hamster

Lemmings play a key part in Arctic food chains, often as prey.

Ecosystem Role

Calling someone a lemming suggests they're mindlessly following others.

Negative Connotation

Used informally, often to criticize someone's behavior in a group.

Colloquial Usage

The myth of lemmings jumping off cliffs en masse is false but well-known.

Not Always True

 Right now, they're looking for lemmings. A small little brown rodent which are hidden in their underground lairs under the snow. And the fox is using its incredible sense of hearing to basically listen for the little footsteps of the lemming as it moves about under the snow.

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 for the month we saw it on the right that it's it's developing it's very good storm developing can we just driving towards it and then it was actually another wall so the national weather service from that area decided to issue that nada lemming so it could produce

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 if you share a story on social media you never read it think about that like there's something about a headline or a photo that you're so jacked up that you're going to share it like you're a little lemming and we all do it we all do it because our brains are

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 entrances and then we opened the entrances and two of the foxes came out and it took less than 2 minutes it was having a lemming in its mouth and then it was kind of, oh yes, this is going to work.

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 if the lemming population plummets snowy's may not even attempt to raise young but if lemmings are plentiful as they are this year the owls may raise large broods

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 too deep and you get stuck too shallow and it can be rather painful it's going to take time but mastering lemming hunting is vital if a young fox is to

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 meals if the lemming population plummets snowy's may not even attempt to raise young but if lemmings are plentiful as they

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 it's going to take time but mastering lemming hunting is vital if a young fox is to make it through the winter