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Marmot

Marmot — Photo: Photography captured by Giles Laurent — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Marmots are large ground squirrels in the genus Marmota, with 15 species living in Asia, Europe, and North America.

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Marmots are large ground squirrels in the genus Marmota, with 15 species living in Asia, Europe, and North America.

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