Vote for your favorite chonky rodent during Fat Marmot Week

Summer is a time for transformation. The long days, warm weather, and outdoor adventures provide the perfect opportunity for people to embrace a tanner, fitter, and more relaxed version of themselves. It’s a season of change for yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventer), too—except for these large ground squirrels get unbelievably fat, and their lives literally depend on it. Now, the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) Marmot Project is spreading knowledge about this