The 1st Fat Marmot Week winner is a 'special boy who likes to eat rocks'

Global Science Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:09:48 GMT High confidence — 76/100

Dawn, fuzzy fat father who likes the taste of rocks, is officially the most popular yellow-bellied marmot in Gothic, Colo.
The Fat Marmot Week contest is the brainchild of the Marmot Project, a long-term research initiative whose future hangs in the balance amid U.

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Dawn, fuzzy fat father who likes the taste of rocks, is officially the most popular yellow-bellied marmot in Gothic, Colo.
The Fat Marmot Week contest is the brainchild of the Marmot Project, a long-term research initiative whose future hangs in the balance amid U.

Sources: CBC