A new study shows that aging slows to a crawl when yellow-bellied marmots hibernate. These large ground squirrels are able to virtually halt the aging process during the seven to eight months they ...

SEQUIM — Meet one of Sequim’s newest residents: the yellow-bellied marmot. Spotted in late March along Sequim waters, the presence of the animal is a rarity, according to resource managers and experts ...

I am torn between donning my warrior’s armor or slipping on the robes of peace. We could become friends or foes, allowing give and take, although my fear is that I would do all the giving and they all ...

A curious yellow-bellied marmot crawled out from its hole in the riverbank to see what predator was making noise on July 19, 2021. The marmot need not worry, as the photographer was separated by a ...

If you’ve been fortunate enough to get up high this fall — traveling above tree line, that is — nature has treated you to an especially spectacular display of colors in the high-Alpine tundra. As your ...

Kids and adults alike attending Boulder’s annual Groundhog Day celebration watched as Flatiron Freddy, a stuffed yellow-bellied marmot, “saw” his shadow, meaning six more weeks of winter for Boulder.

It’s not unusual to see yellow-bellied marmots while hiking in Montana. These large rodents can weigh about 3 to 5 pounds and measure more than 2 feet long. Early visitors to the West called them ...

The sharing of vigilance and alarms by golden-mantled ground squirrels and yellow-bellied marmots is not unique Golden-mantled ground squirrels, Spermophilus lateralis, are familiar to many people for ...

For many mammals, a busy social life can be an important contributor to a long life. But some animals need more alone time than others, and failure to get it could be lethal, according to new research ...

What if you were told there was a completely natural way to stop your body from aging? The trick: You’d have to hibernate from September to May each year. That’s what a team of UCLA biologists and ...