Expert: Alpine Wildlife Suffer From the Heat and Drought

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Capricorn and marmots can hardly dodge by now

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During this summer's excessive heat, marmots often sit on exposed rocks in the sun, wildlife expert Florian Kunz told the APA: "This isn't sunbathing as one might generally expect, but actually a kind of cold bathing." Their overheated bodies can then transfer heat to the cooler stone. Wild animals thus have various ways of alleviating the heat and problems caused by drought, but still suffer as a result, he explained.