1.0NorthWoods Stewardship Centerhttps://www.northwoodscenter.org/wordpressnorthwoodshttps://www.northwoodscenter.org/wordpress/author/northwoods/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BoX9EF0PrG"><a href="https://www.northwoodscenter.org/wordpress/northern-bog-lemming/">Northern Bog Lemming*</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.northwoodscenter.org/wordpress/northern-bog-lemming/embed/#?secret=BoX9EF0PrG" width="600" height="338" title="“Northern Bog Lemming*” — NorthWoods Stewardship Center" data-secret="BoX9EF0PrG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.northwoodscenter.org/wordpress/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Synaptomys borealis ID Very short tails Lightly grooved incisor Dull brown upper parts, sometimes with an olive wash Bicolored tail (Whitaker) Distribution Reproduction Breeding season is from May until late August Litter size is between 2 and 8 young, and females are able to produce more than one litter per season (Smithsonian) Behavior Scarcely captured and don’t respond to baiting (Whitaker) Active on the surface as well as in their burrows when there is no snow cover, though they stay underground more often in the summer, presumably to avoid predators In [Read More...]http://www.northwoodscenter.org/smaspecies/images/northernboglemming.jpeg