Marmot

MARMOT is a burrowing rodent resembling the woodchuck in size and appearance. It inhabits subalpine meadows, where it feeds on grasses and WILDFLOWERS. Its distinctive whistling call signals danger. (The resort community of WHISTLER is named for this sound.) During the winter the marmot hibernates in burrows beneath the snow and rock. Of 14 species worldwide, 3 occur in BC. The Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis), one of the rarest mammals in N America, has been officially...

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