marmot: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Marmota

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yellow-bellied marmot

hoary marmot sitting on a rock

A Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana) sits at the entrance of its burrow on grassy ground, with barren mountains in the background in Ladakh, India.

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