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Alaska Marmot Video Stock Footage

Alaskan marmots are mammals. They possess a short neck, broad and short head, bushy tail, small ears, short powerful legs and feet, densely furred tail, and a thick body covered in coarse hair. Adult Alaska marmots’ fur on their nose and the dorsal part of their head are usually of a dark color. Their feet may be light or dark in color. M. broweri have tough claws adapted for digging, however the thumbs of their front limbs do not have these claws but flat nails instead. Their body size is highly variable due to hibernation cycles. For males, the average total length is 61 cm and the average weight is 3.6 kg. Adult females are slightly smaller, having an average length of 58 cm and 3.2 kg. Marmot Day is essentially Alaska's version of Groundhog Day. Sarah Palin signed a bill in 2009 to officially make every February 2 Marmot Day. The bill, introduced by Senator Linda Menard, said, "It made sense for the marmot to become Alaska's version of Punxsutawney Phil, the Pennsylvania groundhog famed for his winter weather forecasts." She did not expect marmots to have any weather forecasting duties but rather hoped that the state would create educational activities regarding the marmot. Learn more about Alaska Marmot


View related species in family group: Squirrel

Animalia: Chordata: Rodentia: Mammalia: Sciuridae: Marmota broweri

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