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Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA
A large member of the Squirrel family, the Yellow-bellied Marmot is known to live at high elevations in the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada mountains. I photographed this individual in Rocky Mountain National Park near the Alpine Visitor Center at Fall River Pass, elevation 11,796 feet (3,595 meters).
2 comments:
What a cute little critter. Looks much like our groundhog. They can be a real pest to the farmers.
Hi Becky -
Now that you mention it, marmots do resemble groundhogs. Never heard of "Marmot Day" though.
Bobbie
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