Misconceptions about lemmings go back many centuries. In 1532, the geographer Jacob Ziegler of Bavaria proposed the theory that the creatures fell out of the sky during stormy weather[9][10] and then died suddenly when the grass grew in spring.[11] This description was contradicted by natural historian Ole Worm, who accepted that lemmings could fall out of the sky, but claimed that they had been brought over by the wind rather than created by spontaneous generation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemming#Misconceptionswhat the fuck
In 1532, the geographer Jacob Ziegler of Bavaria proposed the theory that the creatures fell out of the sky during stormy weather and then died suddenly when the grass grew in spring.
lol, that’s dumb
This description was contradicted by natural historian Ole Worm, …
well duh, of course people thought that was stupi—
… who accepted that lemmings could fall out of the sky, but claimed that they had been brought over by the wind rather than created by spontaneous generation.
oh
Bad enough being called Ole Worm
Of course not, this has been debunk for decades.
The misconception itself is much older, dating back to at least the late 19th century. In the August 1877 issue of Popular Science Monthly, apparently suicidal lemmings are presumed to be swimming the Atlantic Ocean in search of the submerged continent of Lemuria.[13]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemming#MisconceptionsGood grief. I think I need to lie down.
On the off chance that anyone is in the mood for an hour-long nature documentary on the Norwegian Lemming. And other general arctic biome stuff, as usual for nature documentaries, moose, reindeer, etc.
It’s a good one: https://youtu.be/rMJpytDpn0w?si=n_qL118K_vtapaqh
Germany: The uploader has not made this video available in your country
Huh… and the piped-video-bot didn’t chime in with a link either… Let me see if I can dig up a different one.
Thank you!
That worked. Thank you!
Thank you.
The video game ones do.
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If they do, it is probably to avoid grammar like ‘off of’.
Do people often throw themselves off precipices around you?
No. Perhaps because when I get paid to write about science, I don’t use grammar like that.
