mountain lemming
Hiss!
A fiercely hissing little animal with a beautiful coat of orange, yellow, black and white can only be one thing – a mountain lemming!
Highs and lows
Lemmings are known for dramatic fluctuations in their numbers. Some years, they seem to have disappeared; other years, they can be heard rustling in every tuft of grass.
Lemmings are here!
During peak lemming years, they can be seen everywhere or at least many signs of their presence – large amounts of droppings, burrows and well-worn paths. At peak lemming years, the rodents can be 100 times more common than during a meagre year.
