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Thank a lemming

10,000 Birds

The Collared Lemming is unique amongst rodents in that it changes colour in the winter to white. Lemmings can have four or five litters a year of as many eight young. Where I live, there are two species of lemmings, the Brown Lemming ( Lemmus trimucronatus ) and the Collared Lemming ( Dicrostonyx groenlandicus ).

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Elephants, whales, hippopotamuses, giraffes, and alligators use low-frequency sounds to communicate over long distances, often miles; and bats, dolphins, whales, frogs, and various rodents use high-frequency sounds to find food, communicate with others, and navigate. Empathy Among Elephants. As we all know, dogs are “man’s best friend.”

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