Brown Lemmi~g Page

: When populations peak, they become the primary food source for many predators, including snowy owls, Arctic foxes, weasels, and even grizzly bears. In "low" years, many of these predators may fail to reproduce due to lack of food.

: For winter digging, they grow specialized flattened claws on their front feet and have stiff bristles on their soles to aid in burrowing through snow. Habitat and Ecology brown lemmi~g

: The crash is often driven by a combination of over-foraging (depleting their own food supply), intense predation, and weather conditions that affect snow quality. Reproduction : When populations peak, they become the primary