Reproduction is the instinct of all animals, among all animals, there are fast reproduction, there are also very slow reproduction, then, what is the fastest breeding animal in the world? Today we will talk about the fastest-breeding animals. The fastest-breeding animal is the Arctic lemming, which is nothing special, but has a strong reproductive ability.
Arctic lemmings are the most widely distributed herbivores in the Arctic, and the creation and mystery presented in this small animal is puzzling. Arctic lemmings have a gestation period of 20 to 22 days, and they can give birth to 12 litters per litter, and can give birth to 7 or 8 litters a year. It only takes more than 20 days for the cubs to mature and begin to give birth.
Calculate, suppose a lemming couple gives birth to cubs from March, giving birth to a total of 7 litters in their lifetime, each with 12 litters, then they have a total of 84. Then suppose that each of them is 6 males and 6 females, then it is 42 pairs.
After 20 days, the first 6 pairs began to give birth, and a total of 6 children could be born, which was 432. After 40 days, the 6 pairs of the second child also began to give birth, 12 per litter, 360, and the third generation can have a total of 2160.
Then by analogy, the fourth generation can have 15120 lemmings, the fifth generation has 90720, the sixth generation has 326592, the seventh generation has 653184, and the eighth generation has 559872, which shows how strong its reproductive ability is.
The reproductive ability of Arctic lemmings is too strong, and the number of natural enemies is always limited, no matter how to expose themselves is very ineffective, so arctic lemmings will begin to enter suicide mode, they will gather together, the number is huge to millions, and then together across the mountains, wading in the water, all the way straight to the sea, to the sea will collectively jump into the sea to commit suicide. The reproductive ability of this animal is truly terrifying, but their death has always been an unsolved mystery, and there is much controversy.