Photo Birgit Freybe Bateman. T wo marmots escaped from Calgary Zoo in June. Both Harry and Houdini were eventually recaptured, largely due to the efforts of Rick Wenman, who somehow managed to squeeze his impressive and rather square frame into decidedly round culverts. M uch has been written about how and why marmots escaped. The two had earlier tried a hunger strike, but since it only lasted eight minutes, zookeepers did not take it seriously.
T hink about it.
You're a critically endangered species. Instead of cliffs and mountains, all you see is flat. There's lots to eat, but it doesn't taste the same. Everything is, well, everything is just different . W ell, I can't really speak for Harry and Houdini .