All About Marmots
All About Marmots
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A marmot's day consists of morning and evening feedings, while they spend the middle of the day and nights hidden in their burrows.
About Marmots
Marmots are omnivores and eat grasses, flowers, insects and even bird eggs when available. While feeding out in the open, one marmot stands as a sentinel and whistles sharply when danger is near.
Read MoreYellow-bellied marmots live in colonies of 10-20 individuals.
History & etymology
Marmots have been known since antiquity. Research by the French ethnologist Michel Peissel claimed the story of the "Gold-digging ant" reported by the Ancient Greek historian Herodotus, who lived in the fifth century BCE, was founded on the golden Himalayan marmot of the Deosai Plateau and the habit of local tribes such as the Brokpa to collect the gold dust excavated from their burrows.
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Marmot licks GoPro
This Marmot would like to give you a kiss for helping to save its home!
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All About Marmots
Yellow-bellied marmots whistle, chuck, and trill when alarmed by predators.
How hard to realize that every camp of men or beast has this glorious starry firmament for a roof! In such places standing alone on the mountain-top it is easy to realize that whatever special nests we make - leaves and moss like the marmots and birds, or tents or piled stone.
John Muir
