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Marmota caligata caligata
About a foot long, reddish tail and rear, white on forehead , small eared, long toothed, makes a very loud whistling sound. Black clawed feet for digging, Pretty darn cute. herbivorous.
Generally found in Rocks in mountainous areas, Live in small colonies, Have no sweat glands, so unusual to see them out on a sunny day. One of golden eagles favorite prey in my area. found in Alaska, Yukon, North West Territories Canada
I was doing some yard cleaning and found this guy in my woodpile, Not where he belongs and it sparked the question ' how the heck did he get here?" as i walked by, it was his whistle that alerted me to his presence. He was not happy to be discovered!
Spotted on Jun 24, 2012
Submitted on Jun 24, 2012
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