
	Where results make sense

Topic: Hoary Marmot

Related Topics

Marmot

Whistler, British Columbia

In the News (Sat 26 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Hoary Marmot - Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
		The hoary marmot is the largest of the marmots, adults weighing about 6 kg (13 lb).
		The fur of the upperparts is grizzled grey and brown, and the underparts are grey.
		Hoary marmots eat a variety of green vegetation in alpine meadows.
	www.srd.gov.ab.ca /fw/watch/rabb_hoary.html (216 words)

	Marmot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Marmots are members of the genus Marmota, in the rodent family Sciuridae (squirrels).
		However the groundhog is also properly called a marmot, and the prairie dog is also better called a "prairie marmot", though it is not classified in the genus Marmota but in the closely related genus Cynomys.
		Many historians suggest that marmots, rather than rats, were the primary carriers of the Bubonic plague during several historic outbreaks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marmot (335 words)

	Land Mammals of British Columbia: Hoary Marmot
		Well known to hikers in the western mountains of North America, the Hoary Marmot is an inhabitant of the alpine and subalpine areas, ranging across the western Cordillera from Alaska, the Yukon Territory and the extreme western Northwest Territories to Washington, northern Idaho and northern Montana.
		Hoary marmots range in size from 18 to 23 inches in length (45 to 57 cm), with the males usually slightly larger than females.
		The marmot is the sentinel of the mountains, sounding a long and shrill alarm whistle that varies according to the type and proximity of the predator.
	www.britishcolumbia.com /wildlife?id=61 (350 words)

	Hoary Marmot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Hoary marmots are often described as having an "icy-grey" appearance.
		Hoary marmots are monestrous, that is they only have one estrous cycle per year, and thus they never produce more than one litter per year.
		Food shortages require hoary marmots to increase their ranges, which can become large enough that a male will not be able to guard more than one female and feed himself at the same time.
	www.avidpets.com /Rodents/hoary-marmot.htm (989 words)

	Government of Yukon - Environment - Hoary Marmot
		Hoary marmots are known to span the mountainous territory from the MacKenzie mountains west to Alaska.
		Hoary marmots even live in the company of arctic ground squirrels, sharing habitat and food supply with these and other mountain creatures.
		The hoary marmot is not an abundant animal and the first sign of its presence is not usually a sighting.
	www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca /marmot.html (1255 words)

	Marmot
		Marmots are members of the squirrel family (Sciuridae).
		The yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) is a heavy-bodied, yellowish brown rodent with a brownish yellow belly and a bushy tail.
		After mating, a marmot begins accumulating a thick layer of fat and may, after being active as few as 90 to 110 days, retire to its burrow to hibernate.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=J1ARTJ0005116 (276 words)

	NatureWorks - Hoary Marmot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		When there is plenty of food, hoary marmots live in colonies made up of a dominant male, a few breeding females and their young and a few subordinate males.
		Hoary marmots often wrestle with each other for hours.
		Hoary marmots are also very vocal and have a system of alarm calls, whistles, and trills to warn off predators like coyotes, eagles, and foxes.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/hoarymarmot.htm (403 words)

	:: PMA :: Virtual Collection ::
		The skull of the hoary marmot is flat and broad.
		The hoary marmot hibernates for seven to eight months of the year, when the mountain meadows are covered with snow.
		Hoary marmots are extremely sociable animals; they even hibernate together in their family groups.
	www.royalalbertamuseum.ca /vexhibit/virtcoll/detail.asp?department=mam&id=25 (209 words)

	Marmot - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Most marmots are highly social, and use loud whistles to communicate with one another, especially when alarmed.
		Interestingly, marmots, rather than rats, were the primary carriers of the Bubonic plague during several historic outbreaks.
		At Cedar Breaks, a marmot's (lower right) natural camouflage hides it in a pile of rocks, a common habitat.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Marmot (292 words)

	Mighty marmot front runner for 2010 mascot
		Two types of marmots and a bear are front runners in the 2010 Olympics' first competition: the choice of a mascot for the event.
		Perhaps the most logical mascot is the hoary marmot, an eight-kilogram member of the squirrel family, named for its silvery shoulder hair, but also known as whistler.
		Hoary marmots are found in alpine areas all over B.C., making them truly representative of the province.
	www.lodgingchannel.com /marmot/marmot.php (558 words)

	Denali National Park & Preserve - Nature & Science (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Hoary marmots are large rodents that live mainly in alpine areas.
		Marmots are burrowing animals and their lifestyles revolve around their burrows.
		Marmots live in loosely formed colonies made up of small family units (a pair of adults and their offspring).
	www.nps.gov /dena/pphtml/6highlights211.html (357 words)

	University Of Alaska, Stories
		Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) - The Godzilla of Squirrels
		Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) are some pretty large relatives to the squirrel (Family Sciuridae, Order Rodentia) and their average weight is 10 pounds (4.5kg) with an average length of 24 inches (61cm).
		Hoary marmots use their fur as camouflage by having it blend with the lichen and rock outcropping color near their burrows.
	www.alaska.edu /opa/eInfo/index.xml?StoryID=75 (705 words)

	Marmot: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
		The hoary marmot has a white patch above its nose and usually has dark brown feet, giving it the Latin name caligata, meaning “booted.” The Alaska marmot does not have a white face patch, its feet may be light or dark, and its fur is much softer than the stiff fur of the hoary marmot.
		Hoary marmots and woodchucks hibernate alone in the same burrows in which they spent the summer.
		Marmots are most active in early morning and late afternoon, although they may leave their burrows during other daylight hours.
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/furbear/marmot.php (877 words)

	Hoary Marmot
		The hoary marmot has thick silvery-gray fur on its head, shoulders and half of its back and reddish-brown fur on the back half of its back, rump and on its long bushy tail.
		The hoary marmot is found in Alaska south to Washington, northern Oregon and most of Montana and parts of Idaho.
		Hoary marmots are also very vocal and have a system of alarm calls, whistles, and trills to warn of predators like coyotes, eagles, and foxes.
	www.whistler-rotary.org /marmot.html (378 words)

	National Park Service: Fauna3 (Mammals)
		The forward half of the hoary marmot is a clear, grayish-white but the hind part and tail are tinged with brown, particularly on the belly, rump, and tail.
		Figure 54.—A northern hoary marmot, alarmed and ready to take refuge in his den, as protection against wolves and bears, the den is located in a rock pile.
		By June 10 nearly all of the marmots have well worn paths leading from the dens in the rock piles down into the meadows which are then becoming rapidly clothed with green vegetation.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/fauna3/fauna10c1.htm (3348 words)

	Alaska Refuges - Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
		Hoary marmots have grizzled gray underparts, which gives them their name "hoary," with a light tan rump and lower back and fl feet.
		Hoary marmots have fl on their faces that shades to a whiter area in front between their eyes.
		Hoary marmots are most often seen around rock-slides and talus slopes.
	togiak.fws.gov /wildlife/marmot.htm (227 words)

	EXPLODING GROUNDHOG PRODUCTIONS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VARMINTS PAGE
		Marmots feed on vegetation and are sometimes destructive to cultivated crops.
		The whistler, or hoary marmot, is a larger, white and gray species found in northwestern North America.
		The European marmot is classified as Marmota marmota, the bobac as Marmota bobak, and the woodchuck as Marmota monax.
	www.egpworld.com /varmints/default.htm (502 words)

	Marmots in Mount Rainier National Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Marmots are grayish chunky little animals that we see along the trails.
		Hoary marmots are one of the meadow residents that are easy to see during the summer months.
		Marmots generally like to stay in the subalpine meadows rather than the lower forests, and they hibernate in the winter.
	www.nps.gov /mora/ncrd/marmot.htm (57 words)

	Hoary Marmot Alarm Calling Factsheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Hoary marmots (Marmota caligata) are sciurid rodents: their nearest relatives are ground squirrels and prairie dogs.
		There is no relationship between the rough type of call a hoary marmot utters and the type of predator that elicited that call.
		Hoary marmots tend to call more and longer to alarming stimuli on the ground when compared to alarming stimuli in the air.
	www.marmotburrow.ucla.edu /HMAC.html (417 words)

	Denali Alaska : Denali Foundation : Wilderness Education, Elder Hostels & Youth Education
		The summer colors are a little more brown in tone, and winter pelage is more "hoary." Dwelling in the alpine tundra zone of northern mountains, the hoary marmot is found beyond the treeline as far as the limit of vegetation.
		One element of the climate that is important to the marmot is the wind because it controls certain insects (particularly mosquitoes) that annoy the animal and in extreme cases can prevent its foraging, as it keeps seeking refuge in the burrow.
		Indigenous peoples make fur garments from hoary marmot skins, a "sik-sik-puk" (marmot) parka is one of the most durable and beautiful of all parkas, and residents of northern Alaska prize them highly.
	www.denali.org /docdisplay.cfm?docID=124 (732 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is known from a limited population in the mountains of the Olympic Peninsula.
		The yellow-bellied and hoary marmots generally prefer rocky slopes (see below) or ledges and can often be found resting on a prominent rock with a good view of any approaching predators as in the photos above.
		This hoary marmot burrow was in the meadow next to a talus slope.
	dirttime.ws /Notebook/Marmot.htm (435 words)

	Hoary Marmot Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Moments after the photo was taken the marmot began to chew on the bottom of my tripod to try to get at some of the salt residue left from my touch, so I had to move out and try a different marmot.
		Marmots are a favourite snack food of both grizzly bears and wolverines.
		Since most marmot colonies are located in remote mountain areas, one has a good chance of seeing evidence of "marmot digs" and other predatory signs when visiting a marmot colony.
	www.canadianrockies.net /JEM_Photography/marmot.html (281 words)

	Alaska’s Marmot is an Ice Age Colonist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The cat-size hoary marmot and the Alaska marmot weigh about ten pounds, and the smaller woodchuck is about half that size.
		The hoary marmot is most familiar – it lives in rocky talus slopes in the mountains of central, southwest and southeast Alaska, where it can be found right down to sea level.
		The Alaska marmot was originally thought to be a subspecies of the hoary marmot, but in the early 1970s it was recognized as a distinct species.
	www.wildlifenews.alaska.gov /index.cfm?adfg=wildlife_news.view_article&articles_id=157 (573 words)

	Vancouver Island Marmot - Marmota vancouverensis
		The Vancouver Island marmot is a small, robust-bodied mammal related to the squirrels.
		Vancouver Island marmots live in colonies consisting of one older male, a few mature females, several adolescents, and any pups born during the year.
		Vancouver Island marmots are an endangered species, and their numbers have been declining since their discovery in 1910.
	www.angelfire.com /mo2/animals1/rodent/vmarmot.html (603 words)

	Marmot - The Marmots of British Columbia, Canada
		Description - The marmot is a large animal this is silver-grey above with a brownish rump and whitish belly.
		The tail of the marmot is large, reddish-brown and bushy.
		Many carnivores prey on marmots; bears may dig up marmot that are still hibernating in the early spring.
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/wilderness/animals/marmot.htm (108 words)

	Hoary Marmot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In the Rockies and Cascades, hoary marmots live in social organizations that resemble Olympic marmots (breeding male with two or three breeding females, non-breeding offspring from previous years).
		Hoary marmots are active about four and a half months each year.
		Hoary marmot calls can be similarly described by the difference between the starting and ending frequencies.
	www.marmotburrow.ucla.edu /hoary.html (170 words)

	Wildlife Special - Himalayan Marmots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		About the size of a large housecat, they live colonially and are fairly thick on the ground in the Upper Suru valley, from Ringdom Gompa, all the way across the Pensi pass and into Zanskar.
		There are 14 marmot species in the world, in fact the Vancouver Island Marmot is the rarest mammal in the North Americas.
		Arctomys himalayanus or the Himalayan Marmot is a distinct species, although it is closely related to the woodchuck, the hoary marmot and the yellow-bellied marmot.
	www.geocities.com /Yosemite/5112/marmot.html (285 words)

	Forest Friends: Marmot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Marmots belong to the family Sciuridae, which also includes the squirrels, chipmunks and prairie dogs.
		Marmots are the largest member of this family (Marmota) which includes the Woodchuck.
		The Vancouver Marmot (Marmota vancouverensis) is dark brown with white fur around the nose and a white belly.
	www.jeannieshouse.com /forest_friends/marmot/marmot.html (224 words)

	Hoary Marmot from Stuffe & Nonsense (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Marmots are a familiar sight to hikers and campers in the western mountains.
		The familiar term "chuckhole" comes from the opening of the woodchuck's burrow, usually in the middle of your garden or in the field where you're riding your horse.
		Marmots, however, are cute and cuddly-looking, and the stuffed ones are incapable of nuisance activities.
	www.stuffemal.com /stuffed_animals/MarmotHoary.html (202 words)

	Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata)
		The Hoary Marmot was first reported by Eschscholtz, 1829.
		The Hoary Marmot has a single pair of incisors in each jaw.
		The Hoary Marmot is found in (but not necessarily limited to) the United States of America.
	www.unitedstatesfauna.com /hoarymarmot.php (213 words)

	Robert Bateman Presents "Hoary Marmot"
		Then I saw a hoary marmot poised atop a nearby pile of rocks.
		Despite its small size, it appeared to be lord and master of the high peaks that stretched off in all directions.
		The marmot remained motionless, allowing me to come so close I could almost touch its beautiful mantle of silvery-white fur.
	www.artandnature.com /bateman/hoarymarmot.html (258 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)