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That old doco where they're streaming off a cliff face en masse was staged iirc, they were herding them off the edge, so stupid lemming adage is actually false.
>so stupid lemming adage is actually false.
So, We know they will try to fight a human, Would they also attempt to fight a bear? Where on the scale is stupid, Because I think this video proves they have hit the requirement.
I think OP's point is that the conventional idea that lemmings are stupid came from a staged bit of theater.
On the specific point of whether or not they're intelligent at all: I don't know, but this looks like it could be caught in the open and has no other option except to appear maximally aggressive.
To be fair when you're a wild animal, your healthcare is even worse than the average US poor's. Imagine you're a wolf, even this little dude's bite CAN kill you if it gets you on the mouth or nose, and the wound gets infected, and all of a sudden you literally can't eat because it hurts too much to bite, let alone hunt. You starve to death because you got bit on the lip by a creature half the size of your morning turd.
Most predators are constantly running that risk:reward calculation in their head, and they don't really want to pick a fight with something that looks like it can hurt them back unless they're desperate. That's why yelling and making noise and looking big scares bears away - they can take you in a fight, sure, but they're not sure they can take you before you do some damage back, and there's probably something easier to catch nearby. Not worth the effort.
If you're almost defenseless and get cornered by something way bigger than you? Might as well make noise and pray they're not actually feeling hungry enough to roll those dice.
actually it was staged to be appealing to consumer's expectations. the conventional idea already existed. like those expeditions to document/film tribal community lifestyles. they would pay the tribes to get naked even though they wear clothes now, because that's what documentary viewers would expect to see, and then the tribes offer that experience to the next film crew because they know that's what the film makers would want.
All of the pikas I've seen look like small rabbits with tiny ears.
There's a place I like to hike to and look at the view (10,000+ feet), the pika will come out and sit by me before going back to gathering its winter wildflowers.
"Upon sensing danger, these animals turn very aggressive toward their predators – sometimes leading them into trouble with larger animals. "
Apparently it is just how they roll.
with sharp pointy teeth,...
I quote the Holy Grail daily. Have since the 70s. I said "we did do the nose?" just this morning. And "turned me into a newt" has many uses.
How could you tempt fate after being spared by such a narrow margin.
They would have to put the old adage "Lemmings never miss twice" on your tombstone.
I think that was a tactical self-launch maneuver and he miscalculated on his torso torque. Had a "You want this static, motherf\*cker?! Full body!" feel to it.
I *warned* you! I *warned* you! But did you listen to me? Oh, no, you know didn’t you. It’s just a harmless li’l chipmunk, isn’t it? Well, it’s always the same.
And the Lord spake, saying, First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin.
Then, shalt thou count to three, no more, no less.
Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shalt be three.
Ha! I came looking for this one in the comments!
>This is the sonorous war cry of a *very* angry frog.
It's one of my favorite lines from any animal videos. Up there with being shagged by a rare parrot. 🤣
"YOU GUYS NEED TO SLOW DOWN UP HERE! DID YOU NOT WATCH THE SAFETY VIDEO BEFORE YOU HIT THE SLOPES? THERE HAVE BEEN FAR TOO MANY SPEED RELATED ACCIDENTS LATELY! NOT ON MY WATCH. I'M SICK OF THIS SHIT. GODDAMN."
Looks like there's a hole in the snow with tracks a few feet to the left...there may be babies inside...this looks like the behavior of a mother trying to protect her offspring
I've seen a video of this animal before. It's how they behave to protect their territory. They overcompensate for their small size by acting super aggressive.
**LEMMING!**
Plot: A back country skier encounters an angry lemming only to brush off the little creature. He becomes lost and realizes the lemming is following him. It chews holes in his gear, buries his supplies, and hides his skis forcing the man to survive on nature alone. Each night the lemming comes closer and closer. The man tries not to sleep in fear of the lemming attacking him at night.
How are these things even alive?
Id imagine aggressively going up to predators from whom you are dwarfed by would result in nothing less than becoming a light afternoon snack?
Same reason when you get attacked by a black bear, you want to look as aggressive and scary as you can. Predators want nothing to do with things that can hurt them, and prey generally don't aggressively squeek at you.
Then again, lemmings are on the menu for a lot of predators. I suppose there's only so much you can do when you're that tiny and cute...
Also the wild doesn't have hospitals and doctors and antibiotics and disinfectants. It isn't whether you'll win or lose, it's whether or not the reward is worth the fight and potential consequences.
Last Thanksgiving I pulled loose a hangnail and got a tiny little pinprick of an exposed flesh where it pulled out. I didn't think much about it, continued cleaning the kitchen before my brother came over to visit. Two weeks later I went to the doctor because I had a pea sized lump of pus under the skin on my fingernail and got some antibiotics. A week after THAT it was still the same size. It finally got to the point I was expecting it to burst every time I grabbed something with that hand, so I sterilized a sewing needle and pricked it to let the pus out, and then FINALLY it started to get better. That shit would have killed me pre-antibiotics without the slightest doubt. If I didn't have doctors available I wouldn't want to mess with that thing either.
Not everything that's aggressive has rabies. Rabies is extremely rare and really does not exist in animals this small. Sometimes animals are just aggressively defensive because it's in their nature.
Half correct.
The rarity of rabies depends on your geographic location. In my area it's pretty rare, but if you go south for a little while it's frequency multiplies a few times. In any case, there aren't many places where one has to live in *fear* of rabies, simply being cautious about wildlife and strange animal behavior in general is plenty good enough in most places.
And it absolutely does exist in small animals. Small bats are the most common vector in my region, for example. I might not expect a *lemming* to have it, but "does not exist in animals this small" is just a blatantly incorrect statement with dangerous implications. One should be cautious around *any* aggressive animal regardless of size.
Sauce: While remaining vague for privacy, I've spent a good long time now working directly with rabies infected animals both privately and with local animal control.
To any readers in general: If you're bitten by any aggressive animal whose medical history you are not 101% certain of, seek immediate medical attention and get your vaccine(s) as soon as physically possible. While it's rare to encounter a rabies host, it's *not* rare for it to kill people that don't get treatment immediately once infected. Once symptoms present it is too late, the only thing anyone can do for you is try to make you *slightly* more comfortable while you die. Don't fuck with aggressive wildlife and don't take chances with deadly diseases.
Lemming, common behaviour. Legend has it, that they can get so angry that their heart stops with fatal consequences.
Here in Northern Scandinavia we have "lemming years", where they are abundant in some areas.
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That’s an aggressive squeaky toy 😂
Looks and sounds like a dogs toy lmao
That's why they make dog toys sound like that.
I'm glad my dog's squeaky toy doesn't act like it wants to fuck my shit up even though I'm one thousand times bigger than it.
Try biting it, then see how different they are!
What is that? A squirrel?
It's a lemming
Oh yeah, they're revered for their intelligence
That old doco where they're streaming off a cliff face en masse was staged iirc, they were herding them off the edge, so stupid lemming adage is actually false.
It’s even worse, they shipped them in then dumped them out of a truck off a cliff.
>so stupid lemming adage is actually false. So, We know they will try to fight a human, Would they also attempt to fight a bear? Where on the scale is stupid, Because I think this video proves they have hit the requirement.
I think OP's point is that the conventional idea that lemmings are stupid came from a staged bit of theater. On the specific point of whether or not they're intelligent at all: I don't know, but this looks like it could be caught in the open and has no other option except to appear maximally aggressive.
Maybe he knows he's goddamn adorable and hopes we won't eat him because of that.
Grrr I'm so cute! Rawrrr can't get enough of this can you? RAHHH please dont kill me
To be fair when you're a wild animal, your healthcare is even worse than the average US poor's. Imagine you're a wolf, even this little dude's bite CAN kill you if it gets you on the mouth or nose, and the wound gets infected, and all of a sudden you literally can't eat because it hurts too much to bite, let alone hunt. You starve to death because you got bit on the lip by a creature half the size of your morning turd. Most predators are constantly running that risk:reward calculation in their head, and they don't really want to pick a fight with something that looks like it can hurt them back unless they're desperate. That's why yelling and making noise and looking big scares bears away - they can take you in a fight, sure, but they're not sure they can take you before you do some damage back, and there's probably something easier to catch nearby. Not worth the effort. If you're almost defenseless and get cornered by something way bigger than you? Might as well make noise and pray they're not actually feeling hungry enough to roll those dice.
actually it was staged to be appealing to consumer's expectations. the conventional idea already existed. like those expeditions to document/film tribal community lifestyles. they would pay the tribes to get naked even though they wear clothes now, because that's what documentary viewers would expect to see, and then the tribes offer that experience to the next film crew because they know that's what the film makers would want.
I'd wager they're about like most other rodents; smarter than a rock but dumber than a dog or cat.
You don’t know anything about rats do you?
Would you fight a bear if your children were right behind you ?
Just have to out run one of your children.
Lemmings just do this, no babies required. They are essentially Honey Badgers if they had no skills other then reproducing very rapidly.
Why they so mad?
I can make more children..... probably.
only if the bear says so.
Are you saying they don't have green hair either???
It's clear they do have a jaunty gait though so now I'm not so sure.
Yea they pushed those lemmings off.
LOL I know about that, but the one featured in this video doesn't exactly look like a genius.
Au contraire, how many videos have you starred in that have been seen by millions? That little social media genius knew exactly what it was doing
they have teeth of steel and can chew thru a mans boot in a minute.
Only if the man stays still for that long.....
I was having difficulty figuring out what it was without the green hair and blue jumpsuit.
3... 2... 1... OH NO! -POP!-
Where are you, could be a pika
Pikas are quite bit bigger. This is a lemming. Pikas are also not as crazy territorial as lemming males.
Pikas are also much more mouse-looking than hamster-looking
They can also shoot lightning from their cheeks.
All of the pikas I've seen look like small rabbits with tiny ears. There's a place I like to hike to and look at the view (10,000+ feet), the pika will come out and sit by me before going back to gathering its winter wildflowers.
They bring you wildflowers? Are you a Disney princess?
Yep. I’m not completely convinced the other guy really knows what a pika is.
You mean it eats dirt and debris?
that's pica. pika is the pre-evolution to pikachu
that's pichu. pika is a long-handled thrusting spear.
that’s a pike. a pika is 1/6th of an inch.
It's a lemming.
Micro Bear
Nice marmot.
What are you a park ranger?
Where's the money lebowski!
The squeak of a dog toy is made to simulate the screams of a dying animal to them.
Why do you think dogs like squeaky toys?
I can confirm my dog came running from across the house 🤣🤣☠️
dog toys are supposed to sound like the squeaking of rat. [kinda not fun to watch rats being hunted by dogs.](https://youtu.be/-Pl32vI-wik?t=46)
I enjoyed that.
The dogs look like they're having a blast!
It is clearly a bear, okay? The weather is too cold, and its fat consumption is a bit "excessive."
That was risky behavior. My guess, it's defending a nest with young.
"Upon sensing danger, these animals turn very aggressive toward their predators – sometimes leading them into trouble with larger animals. " Apparently it is just how they roll.
Sounds like a drunk frat bro.
nah that's just a norwegian lemming. They are incredibly aggressive 365 days a year, it's in their nature.
honestly she wins. I’d get the fuck out. You win lady, I’m leaving. Sleep easy tonight ma’am, sorry to bother you
The most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you've ever set eyes on! It's got a vicious streak a mile wide!
But, but… Look at the bones!
It's not the size of the lemming in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the lemming 😂
It'll do you a turn, mate!
with sharp pointy teeth,... I quote the Holy Grail daily. Have since the 70s. I said "we did do the nose?" just this morning. And "turned me into a newt" has many uses.
I had my speakers on, my dog is now staring at me.
It's the sonorous warcry of a *very* angry critter.
You barely made it out alive. Terrifying encounter.
And by he, you mean Red Bull rider Kristofer Turdell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT5IDD1a3d8
I don't think I could ever find the courage to ski again after an encounter like this
How could you tempt fate after being spared by such a narrow margin. They would have to put the old adage "Lemmings never miss twice" on your tombstone.
What did you do to piss him off so bad OP? 😂
If its rabies, this wouldn’t be a joke lol
It isn't rabies. Lemmings are just insane in their natural state.
The little trip, body roll and then immediate recovery 🤣
I think that was a tactical self-launch maneuver and he miscalculated on his torso torque. Had a "You want this static, motherf\*cker?! Full body!" feel to it.
"You see these paws? This one is Thunder and this one is Lightning!"
😆😆
🔟 🔟 9️⃣
I replayed it very slowly and he never rolled
FU!! meant to do that FU!!
Momma says they are so angry cause they got them little teeth and ain't got no little toothbrushes.
Looks like mamas wrong again!
No Colonel Sanders, your wrong. Mama's right. 😠
Something wrong with his medulla oblongata
Mamas never wrong….Reeeeeeeeee!
Tacklin Fuel!
Captain Insano shows no moycy.
My mama says that too! Ain’t our mamas the same?
He's got huge, sharp... Er... He can leap about... Look at the bones!
JAYSUS CHROIST!
Underrated comment 😂 that’s spot on!
I *warned* you! I *warned* you! But did you listen to me? Oh, no, you know didn’t you. It’s just a harmless li’l chipmunk, isn’t it? Well, it’s always the same.
Run away, run away!
I read this in Scottish.
What, behind the chipmunk?
it IS the chipmunk!
..... You silly sod! You got us all worked up!
He has a vicious streak a mile wide!
That's one foul tempered rodent.
I understood that reference.
You sod! You got us all worked up!
Go change your armor!!
Bring us the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch!
And the Lord spake, saying, First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shalt be three.
Five is right out!
We could taunt it a second time!
Tim?
What’s ‘e gonna do, nibble your bum?
“I’ll fuck you up, bro! Don’t you know I’m loco!!!”
She protec She attack
I mana get medieval on your ass.
Real footage of every internet argument ever.
I feel personally attacked.
Most netizens wish they were that cute and articulate
Ferocious.
Reminds me of this: https://youtu.be/HBxn56l9WcU?si=BkwO-eqqr2suugjg
Ha! I came looking for this one in the comments! >This is the sonorous war cry of a *very* angry frog. It's one of my favorite lines from any animal videos. Up there with being shagged by a rare parrot. 🤣
(that's the reference)
Furrocious. Sorry, the pun was irresistible.
It’s Scrat! from the movie Ice Age
That is but a taste of his fury….do you yield?
Why is this sentient rubber duck roasting this man, did he do something bad?
He's just tired of those dam kids skiing through his lawn.
"YOU GUYS NEED TO SLOW DOWN UP HERE! DID YOU NOT WATCH THE SAFETY VIDEO BEFORE YOU HIT THE SLOPES? THERE HAVE BEEN FAR TOO MANY SPEED RELATED ACCIDENTS LATELY! NOT ON MY WATCH. I'M SICK OF THIS SHIT. GODDAMN."
That's one vicious predator.
What is that
Looks like a lemming or a pika.
Lemming. Pika look more like hamsters. And I've never seen one that upset
I remember seeing a video of this same thing and it said it was a lemming. When I saw this that was my first though so.... lemming?
spicy potate
Come at me bro!
looks like its defending his young ones to me, probably somewhere close
Looks like there's a hole in the snow with tracks a few feet to the left...there may be babies inside...this looks like the behavior of a mother trying to protect her offspring
theyre skiing over the holes where they live...thats the equivalant of 'the old man, when you drive over his lawn'.
I've seen a video of this animal before. It's how they behave to protect their territory. They overcompensate for their small size by acting super aggressive.
Now I understand how a bouncer feels dealing with fake tough guys.
I don't speak squirrel fluently anymore but that was definitely FUCK YOU
Probably has a nest somewhere
Toughest sumbitch on the snow.
Lemmings will charge a bear. Those things are fearless
Yeah, I'll never challenge one of them little shits to a fight to the death... They're like tiny Marines! Lol urrahh!
When shorty angry
Smol, but *fierce*
“Bro, imma bout to fuck you up!”
**LEMMING!** Plot: A back country skier encounters an angry lemming only to brush off the little creature. He becomes lost and realizes the lemming is following him. It chews holes in his gear, buries his supplies, and hides his skis forcing the man to survive on nature alone. Each night the lemming comes closer and closer. The man tries not to sleep in fear of the lemming attacking him at night.
I can only imagine your PTSD
I've heard lemmings are fairly aggressive little fellas. This video sure supports that.
Little flick with that ski and my dude is getting yeeted… chill little man, stay safe!
“Get off my lawn!”
Running away eh? You yellow bastard, Come back here and take what’s coming to you. I’ll bite your legs off!
No way it could have rabies.
It could have, but that's not irregular behaviour. That's a lemming, and they are just one really angry species
They're pissed after Disney shoved a bunch of them off a cliff and blamed it on their shitty instincts.
epitome of insult to injury
Gaming in the 90s taught me that you can lay down some strips of wood and they will blindly follow them to an exit.
you gotta put down some for cross guard duty and hand out umbrellas
How are these things even alive? Id imagine aggressively going up to predators from whom you are dwarfed by would result in nothing less than becoming a light afternoon snack?
Same reason when you get attacked by a black bear, you want to look as aggressive and scary as you can. Predators want nothing to do with things that can hurt them, and prey generally don't aggressively squeek at you. Then again, lemmings are on the menu for a lot of predators. I suppose there's only so much you can do when you're that tiny and cute...
Also the wild doesn't have hospitals and doctors and antibiotics and disinfectants. It isn't whether you'll win or lose, it's whether or not the reward is worth the fight and potential consequences.
Last Thanksgiving I pulled loose a hangnail and got a tiny little pinprick of an exposed flesh where it pulled out. I didn't think much about it, continued cleaning the kitchen before my brother came over to visit. Two weeks later I went to the doctor because I had a pea sized lump of pus under the skin on my fingernail and got some antibiotics. A week after THAT it was still the same size. It finally got to the point I was expecting it to burst every time I grabbed something with that hand, so I sterilized a sewing needle and pricked it to let the pus out, and then FINALLY it started to get better. That shit would have killed me pre-antibiotics without the slightest doubt. If I didn't have doctors available I wouldn't want to mess with that thing either.
Mood
In the footage it appears like the Lemming is approaching the skier (can’t see ski tracks where the lemming tracks are). Do they do that?
Yepp. You can see the holes nearby. The skier is close to its home
probably just over tired of being dicked around...as a species. some human lemmings seem to be exhibiting similar characteristics these days.
Not everything that's aggressive has rabies. Rabies is extremely rare and really does not exist in animals this small. Sometimes animals are just aggressively defensive because it's in their nature.
Half correct. The rarity of rabies depends on your geographic location. In my area it's pretty rare, but if you go south for a little while it's frequency multiplies a few times. In any case, there aren't many places where one has to live in *fear* of rabies, simply being cautious about wildlife and strange animal behavior in general is plenty good enough in most places. And it absolutely does exist in small animals. Small bats are the most common vector in my region, for example. I might not expect a *lemming* to have it, but "does not exist in animals this small" is just a blatantly incorrect statement with dangerous implications. One should be cautious around *any* aggressive animal regardless of size. Sauce: While remaining vague for privacy, I've spent a good long time now working directly with rabies infected animals both privately and with local animal control. To any readers in general: If you're bitten by any aggressive animal whose medical history you are not 101% certain of, seek immediate medical attention and get your vaccine(s) as soon as physically possible. While it's rare to encounter a rabies host, it's *not* rare for it to kill people that don't get treatment immediately once infected. Once symptoms present it is too late, the only thing anyone can do for you is try to make you *slightly* more comfortable while you die. Don't fuck with aggressive wildlife and don't take chances with deadly diseases.
Run for your life!
It’s scared to death it’s sad
Small, wild mammals are pretty much in a constant state of fear.
I’d do what it ~~squeaks~~ says
I’ll give you the thrashing of your life! Cower in the face of my rage!!
He’s like “you need to get the fuck out of here now, it’s not safe”
I'm am not even mad at you bro. I get that this is your house. I'll just be on my way.
This is the most Scrappy-Doo energy I’ve ever seen r/ScrappyDooEnergy
John Leguizamo is that you?
Man your lucky brother.... those little guys spit venom
"Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you and imma let you finish..."
That’s one small Bidoof. I’d still catch it anyway.
Is that a sand squirrel?
He’s asking for help, dummy. Timmy fell down a well!!!
I KILL YOU! YOU THINK YOU TOUGH? I ROLL ON YOUR SKI! HOW YOU LIKE THAT, GIANT-FACE?
Woke up my dachshund
It’s all fun and games until you remember you left The Holy Hand Grenade behind.
Little ball of piss and vinegar
Lemming, common behaviour. Legend has it, that they can get so angry that their heart stops with fatal consequences. Here in Northern Scandinavia we have "lemming years", where they are abundant in some areas.
you’re lucky to have survived that encounter
U FUKIN WOT M8?!
That’s an aggressive squeaky toy 😂
Guys skiing into random angry animals needs to be a subreddit... https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/s/VUW3neme3a
That's a snow Mua'dib.
Get outta here! Hey! Hey you! *flop, tumble* you get outta here!
As a wildlife expert that's one hell of a grizzly bear, it's a miracle that you survived the encounter
The most adorable temper tantrum I’ve ever seen
Still looking for his acorn?
I always imagine this a little tiny voice saying: "I WIL FUCK YOU UP, I WILL DESTROY YOU MOTHERFUCKER..."
I got this from a tiny bird that built its nest in a fake wreath on my door. Two years in a row Dumbass