are they just in such a rush
they get pushed off by the ones following them?
2007-05-04 19:51:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
The tales of suicidal lemmings and such are false. When mass lemmings fall off cliffs it's usually due to them migrating to different unknown place, and because of the large amount of lemming populations some fall off cliffs because they don't know where they're going and are pushed off accidently.
2007-05-04 21:31:01 · answer #1 · answered by ChrissyB 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The myth about lemmings committing suicide was reinforced by Walt Disney in one of his early nature films. He couldn't find any lemmings willing to jump so he got his crew to throw them off the cliff and he filmed them on the way down.
2007-05-05 18:20:58 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ChrissyB is right...this is an old wiveds tale about lemmings commiting suicide!!
2007-05-05 12:43:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, it's just the way they control number of them in populations. it's perfectly normal. it's easier when few of them jump off the Cliff, so there would be enough food and place for everyone. if there were too many of them everybody would be hungry with no enough space (and therefore endangered)
2007-05-05 03:00:37 · answer #4 · answered by tija:) 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
" Mass suicide ". genetic in nature, to control the population, on its own. Thus maintaining the Eco system, in balance.
2007-05-05 03:18:16 · answer #5 · answered by manjunath_empeetech 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋