![]() INSKEEP: An investigation years later, showed that the lemming suicide scene in that movie was faked. The notion of the furry, little rodents following each other mindlessly off a cliff, to certain death, was popularized by 1958 Oscar-winning Disney documentary called "White Wilderness." Scientists say that while lemmings will sometimes jump into a body of water as a traveling pack, and some will perish, those deaths are accidental - lemmings can swim. But we have learned - NPR has learned - that lemming mass suicide is a myth. ![]() Lemmings supposedly follow each other over a cliff. He meant his fellow Republicans were following Senator Ted Cruz on a disastrous mission that led to the government shutdown. Last week, you may recall a Republican lawmaker called his colleagues lemmings. We have this morning, a scientific clarification about lemmings. And now we have this note as we continue America's most comprehensive coverage of the government shutdown. ![]()
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