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Thursday, May 11, 2006

Fat




The Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris), also called the rockchuck, is a ground squirrel in the marmot genus. It lives in the mountains of the western United States and Canada, including the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. It inhabits subalpine and alpine regions, typically above 2000 m of elevation. Yellow-bellied Marmots usually weigh between 5 and 11 pounds (2 and 5 kg) when fully grown. They get fatter in the fall just before hibernating. A marmot’s habitat is mostly grass and rocks with few trees. Their territory is about 20,000 to 30,000 square metres (about 6 acres) around a number of summer burrows.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-Bellied_Marmot

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4 Comments:

Blogger Geninne said...

I loved your drawing, such great line work...
Great job.

6:31 PM, May 11, 2006  
Blogger Chrissie A said...

Beautiful drawing! You have a lovely, light touch with a pencil. Very nice work.

7:09 PM, May 11, 2006  
Blogger Megnonimous said...

love it!
he's a marmot with character, too.
thanks oodles for the info on the critter--I particularly like science illustration. great detail.

8:35 PM, May 11, 2006  
Blogger Bron Smith said...

VERY nice graphite rendering!

11:34 PM, May 11, 2006  

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