marmots
Burly mountain rodents
Marmots is the plural of marmot, a large ground squirrel found in mountainous regions of North America, Europe, and Asia.
These burrowing rodents are known for their loud warning whistles and long hibernation periods.
The groundhog is the most familiar North American species: We spotted marmots sunning themselves on the rocks.
North American burrowing marmot
- woodchuckNorth American burrowing marmot
- squirrelBushy-tailed tree rodent
- rodentGnawing mammal order
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
hibernate · alpine · meadow · colony · whistler · rockchuck · prairie · mountain
Shrill air-blown sounder
- alarm callScheduled rousing notification
- sentinelGuard who monitors
- sunbathingDeliberate exposure to rays
- burrowingDigging to create shelter
hibernation · social · colony · warning · predator · vigilance · basking · digging
Of high elevations
- Rocky MountainsWestern North American cordillera
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- talusAnkle's main bone
- boulder fieldArea covered with large rocks
tundra · elevation · grassland · Himalayas · Alps · steppe · Mongolia · subalpine
Marmot weather prediction tradition
- Punxsutawney PhilCelebrated marmot meteorologist
- shadowLight blocked by object
- predictionForecast of coming events
- springRecoiling metal spiral
folklore · February · Pennsylvania · weather · prognosticator · mascot · wildlife photography · ecotourism
groundhog
North American burrowing marmot
burrow · hibernate · alpine · meadow · colony · whistler · rockchuck · prairie · mountain · den
whistle
Shrill air-blown sounder
- alarm callScheduled rousing notification
- sentinelGuard who monitors
- sunbathingDeliberate exposure to rays
burrowing · hibernation · social · colony · warning · predator · vigilance · basking · digging · foraging
alpine
Of high elevations
- Rocky MountainsWestern North American cordillera
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- talusAnkle's main bone
boulder field · tundra · elevation · grassland · Himalayas · Alps · steppe · Mongolia · subalpine · cliff
Groundhog Day
Marmot weather prediction tradition
- Punxsutawney PhilCelebrated marmot meteorologist
- shadowLight blocked by object
- predictionForecast of coming events
spring · folklore · February · Pennsylvania · weather · prognosticator · mascot · wildlife photography · ecotourism · pest
- mountain wildernesspeaks, valleys, ridges, meadows, alpine meadows
- plant-eatersherbivores, grazers, browsers, cows, horses
- rodentsmouse, rat, guinea pig, squirrel, mice
- YellowstoneOld Faithful, geysers, geyser, Yellowstone Lake, hot spring
- alpine meadowswildflower fields, wildflower bloom, grasses, buttercups, columbines
- mountain valley lifefarmers, shepherds, villagers, herders, mountain goats
marmotsmice
Small gnawing mammals
house mice · harvest mice · shrews · voles · squirrels
marmotsbats
Flying nocturnal mammals
flying squirrels · beavers · muskrats · nutrias · sea otters
marmotsgolden eagles
Large North American raptors
wolves · coyotes · foxes · mountain lions · wolverines