Scientific name:
Marmota

Natural spread:
Central Europe

the Alps-marmot lives from herbs, grass and roots. At the food, it often sits on the hind legs and holds on to the plants in the front-paws.

The Alps-marmot lives during the summer in Erdhöhlen above the timberline; in order to hibernate, in its winter-caves, that lie farther downhill, move.