Lemming

 

Facts:

Life span: 12 months

• Usually small in size, lemmings are animals that can very well reach 3-6 inches in length.
• Lemmings can reproduce within less than a month of being born themselves.
• There are about 20 different types of lemmings.
• Lemmings do not hibernate at all.
• Most of their lives are spent alone.

Structural Adaptations

1:  They are well-adapted for their rigorous climate with short tails and ears so small they are almost hidden by fur.

2.  They have claws for digging.

 

Behavioral Adaptations

1:  Lemmings are active both day and night and tend to follow the same routes from nests to feeding spots until their living area becomes a network of trails a couple of inches below the snow or land surface.

2.  They burrow.

Herbivore