A marmot also known as the Rock Chuck, is a ground squirrel in the marmot genus. It lives in the western United States and southwestern Canada, including the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. It inhabits steppes, meadows, talus fields and other open habitats, sometimes on the edge of deciduous or coniferous forests, and typically above 6,500 feet (2,000 m) of elevation. Yellow-bellied Marmots usually weigh between 5 and 11 pounds (2 and 5 kg) when fully grown. They get fatter in the fall just before hibernating. A marmot's habitat is mostly grass and rocks with few trees. Their territory is about 4 to 7 acres around a number of summer burrows.
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So now you know if you see one around your house.
3 comments:
Sorry...it looked like a nutria to me, Marmot never occurred to me:)
I was going to post something in your other blog about what I thought but got sidetracked. I thought it looked like a Marmot...they are all over the place up at Glacier National Park.
I thought I recognized that. I saw those on Mt. Whitney when I hiked it 12 years ago... wow I'm getting old...
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