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"I assure you that I sleep everywhere, and always like a marmot."

Like the marmots in the surrounding hills, it closes its eyelids and becomes dormant for three months or more.

You give away horses worth a thousand louis; you save the lives of ladies of high rank and beauty; under the name of Major Brack you run thoroughbreds ridden by tiny urchins not larger than marmots; then, when you have carried off the golden trophy of victory, instead of setting any value on it, you give it to the first handsome woman you think of!"

The consumer goods company's brands include Paper Mate, Sharpie, Dymo, EXPO, Parker, Elmer's, Coleman, Marmot, Oster, Sunbeam, FoodSaver, Mr.

Three species of marmot inhabit the territory of Kyrgyzstan: gray marmot, red marmot and Menzbier's marmot listed in the Red Book.

A Mongolian couple have died of the bubonic plague after eating raw marmot kidney, triggering a quarantine that left tourists stranded in a remote region for days.

The tragic Mongolian couple who reportedly died from the plague got infected after eating the raw kidneys of a marmot, it is understood.

There are seven Marmot cities in the UK, including Coventry.

Here's everything you need to know about what it means to be a Marmot city.

ALPINE MARMOT An Alpine marmot's thumb has one nail especially for digging, while all its other digits have claws.

While GB is home to many rare species such as Marco Polo sheep, ibex, markhor, urial, blue sheep, lynx, snow leopard, leopard cat, brown and black bears, wolf, fox, marmot, chakor and ram chakor and golden eagle, otter, and the recently discovered Pallas's cat, Mr Nizari said the population of some protected species was shrinking speedily.

The Stelvio was that morning's challenge during a week of cycling with Marmot Tours in Italy.