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Bird That Falls Off Cliff. A norway lemming (lemmus lemmus) leaving burrow under rock on the tundra in lapland, sweden. When young murres grow to about one quarter of the size of an adult, they suddenly throw themselves off the towering cliffs that they call home. Instinct, it is said, drives them to kill themselves whenever their population becomes unsustainably large. At three days old, the goslings must undergo a rather dark and disturbing rite of passage. Not yet able to fly, three barnacle geese chicks must free fall hundreds of feet to reach their next meal. Lemmings jumping off cliffs en masse is a myth. A barnacle gosling must dive over 400ft from its nest on a cliff top to reach it's parents down below. Every few years, herds of lemmings commit mass suicide by jumping off seaside cliffs. But there is one myth that has held on tenaciously:

Not yet able to fly, three barnacle geese chicks must free fall hundreds of feet to reach their next meal. A norway lemming (lemmus lemmus) leaving burrow under rock on the tundra in lapland, sweden. A barnacle gosling must dive over 400ft from its nest on a cliff top to reach it's parents down below. When young murres grow to about one quarter of the size of an adult, they suddenly throw themselves off the towering cliffs that they call home. Instinct, it is said, drives them to kill themselves whenever their population becomes unsustainably large. Lemmings jumping off cliffs en masse is a myth. But there is one myth that has held on tenaciously: Every few years, herds of lemmings commit mass suicide by jumping off seaside cliffs. At three days old, the goslings must undergo a rather dark and disturbing rite of passage.

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Bird That Falls Off Cliff Instinct, it is said, drives them to kill themselves whenever their population becomes unsustainably large. When young murres grow to about one quarter of the size of an adult, they suddenly throw themselves off the towering cliffs that they call home. Lemmings jumping off cliffs en masse is a myth. Every few years, herds of lemmings commit mass suicide by jumping off seaside cliffs. Not yet able to fly, three barnacle geese chicks must free fall hundreds of feet to reach their next meal. A norway lemming (lemmus lemmus) leaving burrow under rock on the tundra in lapland, sweden. Instinct, it is said, drives them to kill themselves whenever their population becomes unsustainably large. A barnacle gosling must dive over 400ft from its nest on a cliff top to reach it's parents down below. But there is one myth that has held on tenaciously: At three days old, the goslings must undergo a rather dark and disturbing rite of passage.