CARACTERISTIQUES Length (tail) 45-68 cm (15 cm) Mass 2.2-6.5 kg Life span <= 13 années Mating Spring Litter 4-5 Gestation 28-32 jours Weaning 35 days Food Flowers, leaves, Hibernation 15 october - 30 march (190-200 days)

Description Short legs, brown bushy tail with black tip, brown skin with orange marks on back, belly buffy to orange, brown nose, white dot between nose and eye, small ear with white margin, strong teeth. Choisissez une image 1975 1986 1992 juvéniles hibernating Behaviour Alpine marmots live in territorial family groups. A family includes a pair of dominant breeding adults, their litters of the two former years. Social relations are very strong among the members of the group.