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    The hoary marmot (Marmota caligata) is a species of marmot that inhabits the mountains of northwest North America. Hoary marmots live near the tree line...
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    Marmots are large ground squirrels in the genus Marmota, with 15 species living in Asia, Europe, and North America. These herbivores are active during...
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    species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was declared the official endemic mammal of Washington. This marmot is about the...
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    Once considered to be the same species as the hoary marmot, it is now known to be unique. Alaska marmots are found in the scree slopes of the Brooks Range...
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    Groundhog (redirect from Canada marmot)
    being a lowland animal, is exceptional among marmots. Other marmots, such as the yellow-bellied and hoary marmots, live in rocky and mountainous areas. Groundhogs...
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    The yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris), also known as the rock chuck, is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus. It is one...
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    The Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana) is a marmot species that inhabits alpine grasslands throughout the Himalayas and on the Tibetan Plateau. It...
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    Prairie dog (redirect from Prairie Marmot)
    the name, they are not actually canines; prairie dogs, along with the marmots, chipmunks, and several other basal genera belong to the ground squirrels...
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    The alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is a large ground-dwelling squirrel, from the genus of marmots. It is found in high numbers in mountainous areas of...
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    Homosexual behavior is quite common in wild marmots.: 525–527  In Olympic marmots (Marmota olympus) and hoary marmots (Marmota caligata), females often mount...
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     monax)  Tarbagan marmot (M. sibirica) Subgenus Petromarmota: Hoary marmot (M. caligata)  Yellow-bellied marmot (M. flaviventris)  Olympic marmot (M. olympus) ...
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    medium-sized ground squirrels, as the larger ones are more commonly known as marmots (genus Marmota) or prairie dogs, while the smaller and less bushy-tailed...
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    closest relatives of the Vancouver Island marmot are the hoary marmot (Marmota caligata) and the Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus). There is some debate...
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    gray marmot, grey marmot, or Altai marmot (Marmota baibacina) is a species of rodent in the squirrel family Sciuridae. It is one of the larger marmots in...
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    flying squirrel at up to 1.27 m (4 ft 2 in) in total length, and several marmot species, which can weigh 8 kg (18 lb) or more. Squirrels typically have...
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    The long-tailed marmot (Marmota caudata) or golden marmot is a marmot species in the family Sciuridae. It occurs in mountainous regions in the central...
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    across Alaska" AKSenate.org. Retrieved 2012-07-09. "Hoary marmot". Retrieved 2024-03-10. MarmotDay.com. Retrieved 2012-07-10. SB 58: Bill Packet. W3...
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    The tarbagan marmot (Marmota sibirica) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in China (Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang), northern...
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    qanganar in Cup'ig) were skinned and hung on meat drying racks to dry. Marmot or hoary marmot Marmota caligata (cikigpak in Yup'ik and Cup'ik) were used similarly...
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    The bobak marmot (Marmota bobak), also known as the steppe marmot, is a species of marmot that inhabits the steppes of Eastern Europe and Central Asia...
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    endangered species. They are closely related to squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots. Cynomys mexicanus originated about 230,000 years ago from a peripherally...
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    squirrel, Canada lynx, collared pika, Dall sheep, fisher, grey wolf, hoary bat, hoary marmot, least chipmunk, least weasel, moose, muskrat, northern myotis...
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  • the genus Bucephala Groundhog, American species of marmot Hoary marmot, American species of marmot Whistler (Buffyverse), a character in the television...
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    squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Hoary marmot, Marmota caligata Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris Olympic marmot, Marmota olympus California ground...
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    Elk (ssp. C. c. nelsoni) Golden-mantled ground squirrel Grizzly bear Hoary marmot Least chipmunk Little brown bat Long-tailed vole Long-tailed weasel Masked...
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  • rodents to ever exist. The largest species in the squirrel family is the hoary marmot (Marmota caligata) of the Pacific Northwest, at up to 13.5 kg (30 lb)...
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     monax)  Tarbagan marmot (M. sibirica) Subgenus Petromarmota: Hoary marmot (M. caligata)  Yellow-bellied marmot (M. flaviventris)  Olympic marmot (M. olympus) ...
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    direction to Raft's multiple summits. The name comes from the Latin for the hoary marmot, marmota caligata. Neave, Roland (2023). Exploring Wells Gray Park, 7th...
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    (domestic) Hanuman langur Harbor porpoise Harbor seal Himalayan tahr Hoary marmot Horse (domestic) Human (see Human sexual behavior) Humpback whale Indian...
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    40 other species. As this large genus is paraphyletic to prairie dogs, marmots, and antelope squirrels, Kristofer Helgen and colleagues have split it...
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