Definitionn. stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere
Last update: October 21, 2015
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The chestnut covers considerable areas in Prigord, Limousin and Beam; resinotis trees (firs, pines, larches, &c.) form fine forests in the Vosges and The indigenous fauna include the bear, now very rare but still found in the Alps and Pyrenees, the wolf, harbouring chiefly in the Cvennes and Vosges, but in continually decreasing areas; the fox, marten, badger, weasel, otter, the beaver in the extreme south of the Rhne valley, and in the Alps the marmot; the red deer and roe deer are preserved in many of the forests, and the wild boar is found in several districts; the chamois and wild goat survive in the Pyrenees and Alps. [Please select]
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The presence of the marmot on the Stansbury Mountains indicates that it probably occurs also on the Oquirrh Mountains. [Please select]
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They are, in fact, the marmot, and in size are little larger than squirrels, which animals they resemble in some degree. [Please select]
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This little marmot is rather larger than a good-sized rat, and rather like that animal in general appearance. [Please select]
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It was the _Crotalus tergeminus_--found only in barren grounds, such as those inhabited by the prairie-marmot. [Please select]
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They then run obliquely for several feet farther, and end in a little chamber which is the real house of the marmot. [Please select]
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They had ridden full five miles, and still the marmot village stretched before them. [Please select]
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