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Halloween in the Burrow: A Marmot’s Guide
For most humans Halloween means candy, costumes and mild regrets, usually associated with alcohol. But for marmots, nature’s roundest rodents, it’s a bit more complicated. See, by the time October rolls around, marmots are deep into their pre-hibernation naps, dreaming … Continue reading
Oktoberfest for the Furry & Fearless: A Marmot’s Guilty Pleasure
As the crisp autumn air bites at the alpine tundra and the leaves turn golden, most humans are thinking of pumpkin spice and cozy sweaters. But for a select furry few autumn signals something far more important: Oktoberfest! That’s right, … Continue reading
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Tagged festival, hibernation, mischief, Oktoberfest, pretzels, sauerkraut
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A Marmot’s Guide to the Fall Equinox
Greetings from the high alpine meadows, where the sun is dipping a little lower, the nights are getting chillier and the grass has that faint “last call” vibe. For us marmots, the fall equinox isn’t just some fancy astronomical event. … Continue reading
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Tagged bears, biology, equinox, fall, hibernation, marmots, nature, torpor
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