Brown - Lemmi~g

: For winter digging, they grow specialized flattened claws on their front feet and have stiff bristles on their soles to aid in burrowing through snow. Habitat and Ecology

: Contrary to popular belief popularized by a 1950s documentary, lemmings do not commit mass suicide by jumping off cliffs. During population spikes, they may migrate in massive groups and some perish accidentally while crossing rivers or falling, but it is not intentional. brown lemmi~g

: Brown lemmings do not hibernate . They spend winters in "subnivean" environments—insulated tunnel systems beneath deep snow that protect them from extreme cold and avian predators. : For winter digging, they grow specialized flattened

: They possess small ears and short tails hidden in thick fur to conserve heat. Unlike some other species, their coat does not change to white in winter, though it may grow longer and greyer. : Brown lemmings do not hibernate

: They are strictly herbivorous, consuming up to several times their body weight in fresh plant material each day. Their diet shifts from fresh grasses and sedges in summer to frozen green plant material and moss shoots in winter. The Population "Cycle"