What is lemmings slang for?
First, a refresher on lemmings. It is slang word for a person who blindly follows others. The term comes from the small short-tailed furry-footed rodents of the arctic that are notable for population fluctuations and recurrent mass migrations. Lemmings live throughout temperate and polar regions of North America and Eurasia, inhabiting steppes and semideserts, treeless alpine or arctic tundra, sphagnum bogs, coniferous forests, and sagebrush-covered slopes, where they are solitary and generally intolerant of one another.
What is lemming’s real name?
The scientific name for the lemming is Lemmus lemmus. This is the name for the Norway lemming, which is one of the most well-known species. There are several other species of lemmings, each with their own scientific name. Compact and well-equipped for Arctic life, Norway lemmings weigh between 20 and 130 grams and grow up to 17. Their thick fur blends black, brown, and golden-yellow hues in striking patterns, serving both as camouflage and a possible warning to predators.
Did Rockstar make Lemmings?
Born from the minds of DMA Design (now of course Rockstar North), a small Dundee studio, Lemmings was a revolutionary concept. Instead of blowing things you, you were tasked with saving the plummeting rodents’ lives. For many years, the population of lemmings was believed to change with the population cycle, but now some evidence suggests their predators’ populations, particularly those of the stoat, may be more closely involved in changing the lemming population.The goal is to guide a group of lemmings through 120 levels wrought with obstacles such as pits, steep drops, rivers, and other hazards that may cause the demise of the lemmings. The creatures blindly fall into these traps if not guided.