Our photographer son Chris came to Estes Park
and we drove up Trail Ridge Road. Chris took this
image of a most contented marmot lying in the sun
on a warm rock.
Marmots are in the squirrel family (genus Marmota).
Also woodchuck, ground hog, and whistle pig. They live
in burrows in the rocks and hibernate there through the
winter. They are highly social and communicate using
loud whistles. They eat grasses,berries, lichens,roots,
and flowers.
7-9-09
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