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Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) at Mount Rainier

10,000 Birds

And marmots, of course, are nothing but pretentious groundhogs, so the name Whistle Pig seems like an extremely fair appellation. The “hoary&# part of their common name refers to the extremely pale fur on their back. All of them are of the same cooperative Marmota caligata , an adorable member of the marmot tribe. … a.