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marmot
marmot Stocky, terrestrial rodent of the
squirrel family, native to North America, Europe and Asia. Most marmots have brown to grey fur, short, powerful legs, and furry tails. Length, excluding tail: 30–60cm (12–24in); weight: 3–8kg (6.6–16.5lb). Family Sciuridae.
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MARMOTS REDEFINE WHAT IT IS TO BE A RODENT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/5/2007; 700+ words
; ...news release: The marmot, one of the largest...wildlife family. Marmots can grow to about...elevations. The hoary marmot is bigger, at 10...Though common, marmots seem to attract research...the search word "marmots." To make a tax...species such as the marmot, just check the...
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Up on marmot mountain.
Magazine article from: Ranger Rick; 5/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...also hunt mountain marmots for food. BE ALERT...a few minutes, a marmot creeps carefully...drainpipe instead?" the marmot at left could be asking. And, for the marmots below, the grass...dresses up as "Marty Marmot" and greets park...people think the marmots are pests. That...
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Endangered marmots released into the wild.
M2 Presswire; 7/8/2005; 700+ words
; ...Seven Vancouver Island marmots - Canada's most...the Vancouver Island Marmot Recovery Foundation...which has embraced the marmot and its recovery...the Vancouver Island Marmot Recovery Foundation, visit www.marmots.org ((M2 Communications...
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Marmot Recovery Effort Gets $133,000 Boost.
M2 Presswire; 10/26/2007; 700+ words
; ...of two groups of marmots into historic marmot habitat in sub...information on the Marmot Recovery Foundation, visit www.marmots.org. To download...Penner releasing marmots into the sub-alpine...bpenner/2007/marmot_recove ry...
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Female Olympic Marmots (Marmota olympus) Reproduce in Consecutive Years
Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT.- Olympic marmots (Marmota olympus) are reported...limit reproductive effort in marmots when dominant females suppress...al, 2003) . In the alpine marmot (Marmota marmota), aggressive...delayed in yellow-bellied marmots (Armitage, 2007). It has...
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Island Marmot Recovery Effort Gets $233,000 Boost.
M2 Presswire; 5/22/2008; 700+ words
; ...in the release of two groups of marmots into historic marmot habitat in sub-alpine areas of...year. For more information on the Marmot Recovery Foundation, visit www.marmots.org. To download marmot photos, visit www.env.gov...
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Is That a Marmot Under My Hood?(marmots seek out mineral deposits on engine parts)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: National Wildlife; 2/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...One of fourteen marmot species throughout...yellow- bellied marmots are prey for coyotes...wake. He also says marmots have an amazing ability...40 minutes while a marmot will be back up in...Dan Blumstein, a marmot researcher at the...s possible that marmots drink a sublethal...
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Badger Predation on Yellow-bellied Marmots
Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist; 4/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...at the edge of a marmot colony, the behavior of marmots and badgers was...of badgers and marmots during badger incursions into marmot colonies; (3...sites, River, Marmot Meadow, Picnic...of the sites), marmots were observed and...
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Predation on yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)
Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...chrysaetos). Predation on marmots is cryptic; none of...in most cases, the marmot was consumed or removed...upon yellow-bellied marmots (Frase and Hoffmann...potential effects on marmot foraging behavior (Armitage...because predation on marmots is rarely observed...
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One step at a time. (Marmot Mountain; includes chronology of key events in the firm's history)(Company Profile)
Magazine article from: Inc.; 8/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...CLOTHING, NO ONE HAS DONE IT better than Marmot Mountain. When it comes to running a...about it. From its beginnings, in 1974, Marmot established its reputation as a maker...and outdoor enthusiasts cherished their Marmot gear, dragging it up to the world's...
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Marmots
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...familiar species of marmot found in agricultural...within its range. Marmots have a plump, sturdy...squeak of another marmot, it dashes back...protection of its burrow. Marmots also squeak when...subspecies of hoary marmots, including the small...Vancouver Island marmot ( M. c. ...
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marmot
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...dog, and chipmunk. Marmots are found in Eurasia...known North American marmot is the woodchuck , M...the E United States. Marmots inhabit plains or open...timberline. Largest of the marmots, it is also distinguished...white head. The Alpine marmot, M. marmota, lives...
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Squirrels
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...food during the wintertime. Marmots, along with the groundhog...animals in the genus Marmota. Marmots live in rocky crevices, or...in sandy-loam soil. Most marmot species occur in alpine or...of agricultural landscapes. Marmots eat the tissues of a wide range...
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Groundhog
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...Rodentia. The groundhog is a type of marmot (genus Marmota ), and is also closely...habitats. The groundhog is a rather large marmot, typically weighing about 6.6-13...of Toronto Press, 1974. Barash, D. Marmots: Social Behavior and Ecology . Stanford...
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Rake, Jody 1961-
Book article from: Something About the Author
...Biographical and Critical Sources PERIODICALS Booklist, January 1, 2003, Stephanie Zvirin, review of Groundhogs: Woodchuck, Marmots, and Whistle Pigs, p. 900. School Library Journal, April, 2003, Susan Oliver, review of Woodchucks, Marmot
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