The Norway Lemming looks like a field mouse but mainly lives in the Arctic regions of northern Europe and other Scandinavian countries where it lives off lichens, mosses, and many different types of grasses. It is only about five to six inches long and usually has about four to fifteen young at one time. These animals don't have many adaptations for the cold Arctic winters so when winter threatens they burrow deep into the snow and make nests with a network of tunnels. This is the only defense they have against the cold temperatures, and since they are hunted by almost every other animal in the Arctic their burrow also serves as a valuable hiding place.

A strange chapter in the Lemming's history occured in 1532 when there were strange reports of large numbers of lemmings moving towards the sea. They jumped into the water and drowned in what appeared to be a mass suicide. Today we know that lemmings run away from their original territory to control their population but it's believed they no longer commit suicide.