Colorado’s first-ever ‘Fat Marmot Week’ aims to raise awareness for the charismatic, whistling mammals
The bracket and OnlyMarms page aim to raise more than $75,000 for graduate student support and long-term marmot research, organizers said.
- The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic, Colorado, launched 'Fat Marmot Week,' an inaugural bracket-style competition inspired by Alaska's 'Fat Bear Week' to raise awareness and support for yellow-bellied marmot research.
- After the administration cut over $700 million in National Science Foundation grants, the project launched an 'OnlyMarms' page on OnlyFans, promising subscribers 'uncensored marmot content' to support graduate students.
- As 'true hibernators,' yellow-bellied marmots double their size by eating wildflowers throughout summer to survive the winter. Because their bodies 'essentially shut down for eight months,' the rodents do not age while in torpor.
- Voting for the inaugural tournament begins August 24, allowing the public to select the 'chunkiest' marmot from eight contenders. Contenders include 'cool aunt' Dan's Hat and 'girl boss' Open Kite, each identified by unique fur markings.
- The laboratory's 64-year study of Gothic's marmots remains one of the world's longest-running research projects on free-living mammals, second only to Jane Goodall's chimpanzee research. The work helps scientists understand how wildlife responds to changing environmental conditions.
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You know Shark Week.You love Fat Bear Week.Now, get ready for Fat Marmot Week!Marmots bulk up all summer long to survive the winter and now will face head to head in a similar format to Fat Bear Week.The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Marmot Project organized this competition in an effort to teach the public more about the yellow-bellied animals. These animals are about the same size of an average house cat and typically are found in south…
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Colorado’s first-ever ‘Fat Marmot Week’ aims to raise awareness for the charismatic, whistling mammals
A population of Colorado marmots are gaining notoriety as the subject of a new OnlyFans page and weight gain competition to raise awareness and funds for long-term study of the species. Scientists from the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic have launched a bracket-style competition to determine which yellow-bellied marmot from the local population is the chunkiest of them all. The inaugural Fat Marmot Week was announced by the lab i…
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