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Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-bellied marmots usually weigh from 1.6 to 5.2 kilograms (3.5 to 11.5 lb) when fully grown, though males typically weigh more than females. They have a brown coat, a white patch of fur between the eyes, a reddish-brown tail, and a yellow orange belly, from which they get their name. Their ears are small and round, and they have a short white muzzle with a black nose. They get fatter in the autumn just before hibernating. This one seemed to be monitoring the neighborhood to warn the family about possible predators. We found her because it was whistling.
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite NP, CA.
Spotted on Sep 18, 2014
Submitted on Dec 25, 2014
8 Comments
Thanks Bhagya, Pedro and the rest :-)
ohhh cute....
ADORABLE Y PRECIOSA
Muy buena serie Marta.
Thanks for the nice comments :-)
I wish in the future I can also visit the alpine species from Europe too :-)
Lovely series!
And to you too Marta, and to all who are visiting PN today. I visited Yosemite 30 years ago! Your spottings also remind me of more familiar similar European alpine species :-) I also love those spottings that show habitat.
Thanks Daniele for liking my CA spottings! Merry Xmas to you and the rest of PN!