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Marmota himalayana
Size: domestic cat; golden/yellowish short coarse fur, mixed with some black hair on its back; two very prominent protruding upper teeth. Photo taken en-route to Tso moriri Lake in Ladakh region of J&K, India.
Found throughout the Himalayas from Ladakh (J&K) through Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim to Arunachal Pradesh (3500 to 5200 m) Mountain meadows, grassland and ares of low rainfall. The area should have easy to burrowing/excavation soil or say land conditions
They are one of the highest living, large-bodied ground squirrels of the world. They hibernate during winter for a period of 6 to 7 months
Spotted on Aug 3, 2018
Submitted on Aug 23, 2018
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