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] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemming#Misconceptions
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. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemming#Misconceptions
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.
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.
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