Carl Linnaeus, The Lapland Journey, translated by Peter Graves (Edinburgh: Lockharton Press, 1995), p. 81.
Lycksele Lappmark, 05/06/1732, ¶372:
Reindeer eat frogs, snakes and even Lemures [Lemmings], which they will often chase so far that the deer are unable to find their way home again. This happened some years ago when lemmings came down from the mountains in large numbers.