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13-SEP-2006 Robert Peszek

Yellow Bellied Marmot (see caption)

This critter lives in the alpine area (above tree line). Marmots hibernate for 7 to 8 months! (winter is long here, in fact, our short visit in CO early in September coincided with a snow storm in the mountains). To do that, marmot has to double in size during very short summer. When it hibernates, it lowers its body temperature to 40F!


PL: (Marmota flaviventris) odbpowiednik polskiego swistaka (Marmota marmota, ang. Alpine Marmot)
ma podobna wielkosc i upodobania jezeli chodzi o habitat (powyzej granicy drzew). Lato jest tu bardzo krotkie, zima dluga. To stworzenie hibernuje przez 7-8 miesiecy. Zeby przetrwac musi nagromadzic tluszcz rowny swojej wiosennej wadze. Podczas hibernacji temperatura ciala spada do
4.4 stopnia celciusza.

Canon EOS 350D ,Betsy (EF 300mm f/2.8L IS + 2xTC)
1/400s f/5.6 at 600.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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