Nick Waterstraat was lucky enough to observe this rare – and bloodthirsty – Marmot behaviour in California. Fascinating.
Jon
Yellow Bellied Marmot .. Not as cute as I thought
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The most vicious fight I’ve ever seen was between two y-b marmots. Interestingly, it was also in the Sierra Nevada.
Ken Armitageis still affiliated with KU. I bet he’d be interested in this anecdote. https://eeb.ku.edu/kenneth-b-armitage
Thanks, I’ll make sure to send it his way.