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Norway lemming
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Illustration of a Norway lemming (Lemmus lemmus), a small rodent with brown, black, and tan fur, shown in profile with a scale bar below indicating its length is about 10 centimeters or 4 inches.
Examine habits of lemmings and dangers they face during migration, such as predation, starvation, and accidents
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Norway lemming

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Also known as: Lemmus lemmus
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  • lemming
    / Natural history

    …only short distances, but the Norway lemmings (Lemmus lemmus) in Scandinavia are a dramatic exception. From a central point, they move in growing numbers outward in all directions, at first erratically and under cover of darkness but later in bold groups that may travel in daylight. Huge hordes overrun broad…

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    …only short distances, but the Norway lemmings (Lemmus lemmus) in Scandinavia are a dramatic exception. From a central point, they move in growing numbers outward in all directions, at first erratically and under cover of darkness but later in bold groups that may travel in daylight. Huge hordes overrun broad…

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