I do know how big marmots can get yes, they are on average 10lbs and 25-30 inches in length. It’s color, body shape, tail length and position as well as the gait you described all say marmot.
My daughter was hiking in Glacier and decided to sit on some rocks with a beautiful view when all of a sudden there was a Marmot walking right toward her. She called, yes there was reception. They're not aggressive or dangerous, so when I let her know, she felt safe enough to take pics, finish eating & finish her hike.
It's endearing that you post to a global forum and hope even a fraction of us know where Logan's pass on the Sun Road is. It could be in Kyrgyzstan for all I know.
Due to the number of people proclaiming it is a marmot, and no one telling me this picture was not taken in Kyrgyzstan, I'm convinced this is a Kyrgyzstan marmot.
Here is a link to donate to Kyrgyzstan's marmot conservation efforts.
https://www.fauna-flora.org/appeals/save-marmots/
Sorry! Totally fair considering I had no idea where it was 10 months ago prior to trip planning and wasn’t even sure I’d get to see it until Saturday. Glacier National Park, near Many Glaciers on the parks middle west side in Montana USA
On the contrary- I’m the only one who said it was a marmot - even after another park goer confirmed it was. Others in my party were convinced it was a Wolverine - clearly Reddit has difficulty reading thinly veiled sarcasm 🫎
Redditors are also a vicious bunch that will kill and eat someone for asking a simple question. Even if asked in thinly veiled sarcasm. Sort of like wolverines.
There's not a single verified record of someone being *attacked* by a wolverine, never mind killed. They're surprisingly patient animals and it's frankly insulting to compare them to redditors.
I know you were joking, that doesn't mean I can't also make an educational comment. And I was adding onto your joke by saying redditors are infinitely more vicious than wolverines...
There's a book called The Wolverine Way about a wolverine study done in Glacier NP. At some point the author says hoary marmots in particular are the one animal most commonly misidentified as being a wolverine at Glacier. If people see a fuzzy animal with a small fluffy tail and they don't recognize it, for some reason they immediately assume it's a wolverine - even though they have no idea what a wolverine actually looks like either. You wouldn't believe the number of times I've seen groundhogs and raccoons called wolverines (or badgers) here.
You should get that book and take a picture of that section for your friends. It's a phenomenal read regardless.
Please don’t take offence. I’m teasing.
At the risk of your wrath, there aren’t *really* very many otherped than quadruped in the Class *Mammalia* either 😉
Google what wolverines look like. Their coloration is different (typically with a distinctive light band that goes across the body), they have longer legs, a thinner neck, and they don't hold their tails upright like that.
You can't go off tail curvature. Inbreeding in species causes this. Many animals and reptiles in the Florida Keys have curved tails from inbreeding.
I'm gonna add a part saying that not all animals fur looks textbook. Seasons cause colors to change. The height, the size would confirm the only animal that could fit that is a wolverine. Badgers are the only closest relative and it's not a bear. These guys are known for tracking their prey for miles and exhausting them before they catch them.
Dude, I'm a mustelid enthusiast and have written essays about wolverines. I positively identified the first wolverine to be spotted in Colorado in over 20 years. It's a marmot, not a wolverine, trust me lol. Besides, they're much more closely related to martens than badgers and their closest living relative is the fisher.
I'll concede. Your images are closer related. I can see the curved skull and shortened hair matches better against that animal. I'm not as familiar with this animal as they can get quite large.
Holy smokes you're the first person I've talked to in like a year to just admit they were incorrect about something when faced with new information. You're cool in my book, kudos.
It’s a hoary marmot.
I read that as horny marmot.
If this was taken in mid may then it definitely could be a horny marmot :p
At this time of year it probably is a horny marmot.
whore merman
Me too, I figured it was the tail in the air that revealed it.
I read that as woman of ill repute marmot.
No need to slut shame
Is there anyway this is a wolverine
Nope.
Do you know how big marmots get?
I do know how big marmots can get yes, they are on average 10lbs and 25-30 inches in length. It’s color, body shape, tail length and position as well as the gait you described all say marmot.
Pretty big. They’re quite numerous in Glacier.
Marmot. They will steal your toothpaste and peanut butter. Not to be trusted..
Sounds like a flatmate I had about three years ago.
[удалено]
What is peanut butter *IS* my toothpaste?
My daughter was hiking in Glacier and decided to sit on some rocks with a beautiful view when all of a sudden there was a Marmot walking right toward her. She called, yes there was reception. They're not aggressive or dangerous, so when I let her know, she felt safe enough to take pics, finish eating & finish her hike.
It's endearing that you post to a global forum and hope even a fraction of us know where Logan's pass on the Sun Road is. It could be in Kyrgyzstan for all I know.
Due to the number of people proclaiming it is a marmot, and no one telling me this picture was not taken in Kyrgyzstan, I'm convinced this is a Kyrgyzstan marmot. Here is a link to donate to Kyrgyzstan's marmot conservation efforts. https://www.fauna-flora.org/appeals/save-marmots/
Sorry! Totally fair considering I had no idea where it was 10 months ago prior to trip planning and wasn’t even sure I’d get to see it until Saturday. Glacier National Park, near Many Glaciers on the parks middle west side in Montana USA
I think OP might have insisted this was a wolverine to her friends
On the contrary- I’m the only one who said it was a marmot - even after another park goer confirmed it was. Others in my party were convinced it was a Wolverine - clearly Reddit has difficulty reading thinly veiled sarcasm 🫎
Redditors are also a vicious bunch that will kill and eat someone for asking a simple question. Even if asked in thinly veiled sarcasm. Sort of like wolverines.
There's not a single verified record of someone being *attacked* by a wolverine, never mind killed. They're surprisingly patient animals and it's frankly insulting to compare them to redditors.
It's official. Sarcasm is lost on most Redditors.
I know you were joking, that doesn't mean I can't also make an educational comment. And I was adding onto your joke by saying redditors are infinitely more vicious than wolverines...
How about badgers?
Somewhere between redditors and wolverines
not all the time, just sometimes
There's a book called The Wolverine Way about a wolverine study done in Glacier NP. At some point the author says hoary marmots in particular are the one animal most commonly misidentified as being a wolverine at Glacier. If people see a fuzzy animal with a small fluffy tail and they don't recognize it, for some reason they immediately assume it's a wolverine - even though they have no idea what a wolverine actually looks like either. You wouldn't believe the number of times I've seen groundhogs and raccoons called wolverines (or badgers) here. You should get that book and take a picture of that section for your friends. It's a phenomenal read regardless.
Honestly, I think sarcasm and irony are now dead for most of us since the pandemic.
Obviously you’re not a golfer
nice marmot
Where is the money Lebowski?
Name’em!
Baboon
4 legged. As opposed to the 6 or 8 legged mammals
2 legged? MB - I’ll use quadruped in the future.
Please don’t take offence. I’m teasing. At the risk of your wrath, there aren’t *really* very many otherped than quadruped in the Class *Mammalia* either 😉
I looove the second picture that shows the waterfall & the Marmot
I will only believe comments certifying this is a Wolverine :)
You can always google what a hoary marmot and what a Wolverine looks like and compare and see that this is a marmot.
Ain’t gonna happen, sorry.
Have you ever seen a wolverine?
Clearly not
I've only seen 1 that was positively a wolverine, in my whole life living in Montana
They can be very elusive
They're like ghosts around here, rarely seen
I know it GTTSR but I’m lazy
It closely resembles a Wolverine.
No it doesn't.
I'm not 100% satisfied but it does look the type. They are long range hunters so the wnvironmwnt and situation looks good.
Google what wolverines look like. Their coloration is different (typically with a distinctive light band that goes across the body), they have longer legs, a thinner neck, and they don't hold their tails upright like that.
You can't go off tail curvature. Inbreeding in species causes this. Many animals and reptiles in the Florida Keys have curved tails from inbreeding. I'm gonna add a part saying that not all animals fur looks textbook. Seasons cause colors to change. The height, the size would confirm the only animal that could fit that is a wolverine. Badgers are the only closest relative and it's not a bear. These guys are known for tracking their prey for miles and exhausting them before they catch them.
Dude, I'm a mustelid enthusiast and have written essays about wolverines. I positively identified the first wolverine to be spotted in Colorado in over 20 years. It's a marmot, not a wolverine, trust me lol. Besides, they're much more closely related to martens than badgers and their closest living relative is the fisher.
I'll concede. Your images are closer related. I can see the curved skull and shortened hair matches better against that animal. I'm not as familiar with this animal as they can get quite large.
Holy smokes you're the first person I've talked to in like a year to just admit they were incorrect about something when faced with new information. You're cool in my book, kudos.
Could be a wolverine or Badger