page_title: Ground squirrel
hierarchical_section_title: Ground squirrel
caption_attribution_description: العربية: مرموطٌ أصفر البطن على قمَّة جبل دانا، في مُنتزه يوسيميتي الوطني في كاليفورنيا. الطريق الظاهرة في الخلفيَّة هي طريق معبر تايوگا. Deutsch: Murmeltier auf dem Mount Dana, Yosemite, Kalifornien, USA. English: A marmot on top of Mount Dana, Yosemite, CA, USA. The road in the background is Tioga Pass Road. Español: Marmota (Marmota flaviventris) en la cumbre del Monte Dana, Yosemite, California, Estados Unidos. En el fondo, la carretera a Tioga Pass. Polski: Świstak żółtobrzuchy (Marmota flaviventris) na&#160;szczycie góry Mount Dana w&#160;Parku Narodowym Yosemite, w&#160;stanie Kalifornia, w&#160;USA. W&#160;tle widoczna jest droga Tioga Pass Road. Čeština: Svišť žlutobřichý (Marmota flaviventris) sedící na vrcholku hory Mount Dana v Yosemitském národním parku, Kalifornie, USA. Français&#160;: Une marmote charnue au sommet du Mont Dana, parc Yosemite, Californie, Etats-Unis. La route en fond est celle du col Tioga Magyar: Sárgahasú mormota (Marmota flaviventris) a Mount Dana csúcsán. A háttérben a Tioga Pass Road (Yosemite Nemzeti Park, Kalifornia, Amerikai Egyesült Államok) Italiano: Una marmotta in cima al Monte Dana, Parco nazionale di Yosemite, CA, USA. La strada sullo sfondo è la Tioga Pass Road 한국어: 미국 캘리포니아 주 요세미티의 데이너산 정상에서 촬영한 마멋. 뒷편으로 티오가 패스 로드가 보인다. Македонски: Мрмот во националниот парк Јосемити, Калифорнија, САД. Nederlands: Geelbuikmarmot (Marmota flaviventris) op de top van Mount Dana in Yosemite National Park in de Amerikaanse staat Californië Português: Marmota (Marmota flaviventris) no cume do Monte Dana, Parque Nacional de Yosemite, Califórnia, Estados Unidos. 中文: 美国加利福尼亚州约塞米蒂山达纳山上的土拨鼠。图中背景的道路是Tioga通道。
context_page_description: Ground squirrels are marmots. These are small rodents, squirrels which live on and in the ground.
  Most of them live in the mountains, like the Sierra Nevada, or the Alps. Marmots make holes in the ground. They live in burrows, underground. They hibernate, that is they sleep through the winter. Marmots are very social animals. They group together easily. They also like to communicate with each other, with whistles, especially when they sense danger.
  They vary in size and habits. Most are able to rise up on their hind legs and stand fully erect comfortably for long periods. This way they watch for predators. They tend to live together more than other squirrels, and many live in colonies with complex social structures. Most Marmotini are rather short-tailed and large squirrels. The Alpine marmot is the largest living member of the Sciuridae, at 53–73 cm in length and weighing 5–8 kg.
  Many historians suggest that marmots, rather than rats, were the carriers of bubonic plague epidemics in the Middle Ages.
context_section_description: Ground squirrels are marmots. These are small rodents, squirrels which live on and in the ground.
  Most of them live in the mountains, like the Sierra Nevada, or the Alps. Marmots make holes in the ground. They live in burrows, underground. They hibernate, that is they sleep through the winter. Marmots are very social animals. They group together easily. They also like to communicate with each other, with whistles, especially when they sense danger.
  They vary in size and habits. Most are able to rise up on their hind legs and stand fully erect comfortably for long periods. This way they watch for predators. They tend to live together more than other squirrels, and many live in colonies with complex social structures. Most Marmotini are rather short-tailed and large squirrels. The Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is the largest living member of the Sciuridae, at 53–73 cm in length and weighing 5–8 kg.
  Many historians suggest that marmots, rather than rats, were the carriers of bubonic plague epidemics in the Middle Ages.
caption: Watchful "rock chuck" (Marmota flaviventris) atop Mount Dana, Yosemite National Park in California
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