Norwegian lemmings dress loudly and scream even louder to survive
Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 11:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The conspicuous, bold colors of the Norwegian lemming's fur and its loud barks serve as warnings to predators that it is not a creature to be messed with. This ferocity makes it unique among small rodents. Research on the matter by Malte Andersson at the University of Göteborg in Sweden appears in Springer's journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.