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Marmots - page 2
What do marmots eat?
Marmots are omnivores and eat grasses, flowers, insects and even bird eggs when available. While feeding out in the open, one marmot stands as a senti...
What do marmots do in winter?
Marmots hibernate in underground burrows for about eight months of the year. While they are inactive, these animals burn stored fat and slow their vit...
Are marmots carnivores?
They are omnivores, but generally eat a wide variety of plants, as they are generalist herbivores. They mostly feed on grass, grains, leaves, flowers,...
What are marmot's predators?
What eats marmots? This ground squirrel has several predators including coyotes, foxes, eagles, and badgers. Sometimes coyotes and foxes look for thei...
Where are marmots found?
Marmots are found north of Mexico and in Eurasia from the European Alps through north-central Asia, the Himalayas, and northeastern Siberia to the Kam...
What eats a marmot?
What eats marmots? This ground squirrel has several predators including coyotes, foxes, eagles, and badgers. Sometimes coyotes and foxes look for thei...
What animal is known as the Rocky Mountain groundhog?
Lenape monachgeu). Young groundhogs may be called chucklings. The groundhog, being a lowland animal, is exceptional among marmots. Other marmots, such...
What is a baby marmot called?
A male mates with several females and defends them from other male marmots. The gestation period of a female marmot is approximately 30 days. They can...
What type of animal is a Marmot?
Marmots are one of the largest members of the squirrel family. They can be two feet in length and weigh up to 11 pounds. Their large body size is an a...