General information including behavior and reproduction. Marmots are members of the squirrel family, with short tails, thick greyish fur and small ears. Our distribution French, Swiss and Italian Alps, South Germany, West Austria, Carpathian mountains, Tatra Mountains. They have been introduced to the Pyrenees, East Austria and Yugoslavia.

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