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Avinngaq • Lemming

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Avinngaq • Lemming

Avinngaq • Lemming

Lemmings are small, round rodents with a short tale and stubby ears which live in the Arctic, at higher altitudes in the summer and in tunnel systems in the winter. The tunnel systems are complex and have different rooms. Lemmings forage for lichen and berries, using their flattened claw to get through the thick snow.

Main Photo Credit: Lemming by Dominique Fauteux, 2014. researchgate.net/figure/Photo-dun-lemming-brun-sur-lIle-Bylot_fig1_306392920. Used under Permission.