Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Bummer: "the lemmings in Western Europe became extinct five times during the last Ice Age"

Research shows lemmings were wiped out by Ice Age's climate change
Led by researchers at Royal Holloway university, the international team of scientists found that a series of short-lived warm periods led to inhospitable environments for many cold-adapted animals, leading to a series of collapses in local ecosystems.
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"That the lemmings in Western Europe became extinct five times during the last Ice Age is unparalleled among mammals. We were really surprised by this finding," said Eleftheria Palkopoulou from the Swedish Museum of Natural History.
You keep using that word. - YouTube
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

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