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Stuffed Plush
Norwegian Lemming
European style
quality from Hansa.
Toys that teach. Hand made
in small lots.
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6˝
Inches Long
3⅛ Inches Tall
Hansa Plush
Norwegian Lemming
HN4707
$21.95
Sold Out
No Longer Available
10 May 16
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Lemmings are small rodents, usually found
in or near the Arctic. Together with the voles and muskrats, they make
up the subfamily Arvicolinae
(also known as Microtinae), which forms part of the largest mammal
radiation by far, the superfamily Muroidea,
which also includes the rats, mice, hamsters, and gerbils.
Lemmings mostly weigh 30 to 112 grams (1–4 oz) and
are about 7 to 15 centimetres (2.75 – 6 in) long. They usually have
long, soft fur and very short tails. They are herbivorous, feeding
mostly on leaves and shoots, grasses, and sedges in particular, but also
roots and bulbs in some cases. Like many rodents, their incisors grow
continuously, allowing them to exist on much tougher forage than would
otherwise be possible.
Lemmings do not hibernate through the harsh
northern winter. They remain active, finding food by burrowing through
the snow and utilising grasses clipped and stored in advance. They are
solitary animals by nature, meeting only to mate and then going their
separate ways, but like all rodents they have a high reproductive rate
and can breed rapidly in good seasons.
Wikipedia® 2006 |
