Our features editor took a deep dive into the cute and chunky critters to understand why the Internet has fallen for them. He learned six facts that every marmot fanatic should know.

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One California hiker woke from a nap in Sequoia National Park to find a marmot licking his ear in one of many unwelcome encounters ...

Marmots, not bears, are the largest "true" hibernating mammal, UCLA marmot researchers Katie Adler and Emily Renkey say. The two share more fun facts about these cute creatures and explain how to vote ...

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Englewood Police tweeted Animal Control officers captured a marmot near Steakhouse 10. The rodent most likely snuck into someone's car and caught a ride down from the high country, police said. The ...