Murmeltiere (Mountain marmots)
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Murmeltier (mountain marmot) in the Swiss Alps
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Close-up of the same animal
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Two murmeltiere (mountain marmots) in the Swiss Alps
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Murmeltiere (mountain marmots) live in holes in the ground
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But it's easy to lure them out, just by humming a song
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These photos were taken from a distance of less than one meter
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Eating...
(Low quality photo scan)
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(Low quality photo scan)
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The murmeltiere (mountain marmots) in the Austrian Alps look a bit different. These photos are taken near Saas Grund and Saas Fee
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The Attack of the Killer Murmeltiere!
Waah! Run for your life!
Oh, he's just yawning...
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One of these two got scared by the sound of my camera
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(Low quality photo scan)
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