![]() But it may be the case that the myth originates with a few dead lemmings. Ok, so lemmings do not have any suicidal behavior, They do not follow each other off cliffs or commit any other act of mass suicide. Instinct, it is said, drives them to kill themselves whenever their population becomes unsustainably large.” Why we believe, Part 1 – The behavior of some lemmings The lemming legendĪccording to Britannica (and science, in general): “…one myth that has held on tenaciously: Every few years, herds of lemmings commit mass suicide by jumping off seaside cliffs. But the most popular myth is the one that lemmings will follow each other off the side of a cliff.Īnd we tend to believe this because it comes with the explanation that people have seen piles of dead lemming bodies.īut it’s just not true. There are a lot of weird myths about lemmings (such as the myth that they explode when angry). Why do we think lemmings jump off cliffs? It comes from the myth that lemmings commit mass suicide in some unthinking way.Īnd that’s a load of bunk. We often use “lemming” as an insult towards people who seem to just go with the flow, even if that means following everyone off the edge of a cliff. ![]()
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