11-03-2003, 03:06 AM
Quote:...commit mass suicide when their numbers grow too large, eagerly pitching themselves off cliffs to their death in a foamy sea.
Scientists debunked that notion decades ago.
Uh-huh, yeah, if they say so.
Quote:Many suspected the cycles might be caused by an array of forces, Dr. Gilg said, "but we were able to explain this cycle with only predation, and that was very surprising; it was very exciting."
Exciting for him, maybe. He's not the one getting eaten.
But, oh well, a death's a death.
Quote:In Scandinavia, ancient sagas describe lemming outbreaks, and as early as the 1500's there were writings ... some suggesting that the animals rained down from the sky.
"Aw, crap, it rained Lemmin's last night and I just washed the car!"
Muhahaha.
Quote:Even sunspots had been proposed as a possible cause.
Not to mention Lord of Terror-infested hamlets in Khanduras.
Quote:A pair of snowy owls can bring back as many as 50 lemmings a day for their hungry nestlings.
If only that could've happened to the Smurfs.
[o: *LEMMING* :o]