All other species of marmots are much more social. While woodchucks tend to be pretty silent, their cousins tend to be quite vocal and emit loud alarm whistles or chirps at the slightest provocation. Some species Eurasian marmots vary the rate at which they whistle as a function of terrain. Prof. Alexander Nikolskii's long-term studies have shown that marmots call faster when they live in areas with more vertical relief and broken sight lines. Marmots on the steppes tend to call more slowly.
Marmots tend to have a highly developed sense of place.
Many species of marmots live in stunning alpine settings. In Switzerland, monuments are created to marmots. Many countries honor marmots on postage stamps. Comic book stories have been written about some lucky marmots. There is a big international meeting of marmotologists every three of years.