19 thoughts on “Can you name this animal and where it is located?

  1. Hoary Marmot, Alaska.
    I knew it was a marmot but not the kind we have in southeast Idaho that are locally called rock chucks.
    A quick internet search found a picture of a similar one.

  2. Well, he is located on a log at present 😉
    We have them all over in SW Michigan, I have a few in my back yard off into the ravine. They look slow and fat but let me tell you they can move, our terrier has not been able to catch one yet, not for lack of trying.
    Common name is “groundhog” but there are other appellations depending on the part of the country (woodchuck, marmot etc.).

    • The groundhog is Marmota Monax. They are marmots, but a different species from those out in the far west.

  3. I think it’s in the squirrel family. Muttly treed one a couple weeks ago.
    I don’t know if it its good eating but squirrels sure are.

  4. His name is Walter. He’s usually shy, so you were lucky with the photograph. At that time, he was on the log in his front yard but now he may be anywhere; he’s quick like that.

  5. Hoary marmot. Or, as I misheard from the driver taking us into the backcountry, “hairy varmint.” I was like, yeah, but what of varmint?! Alaska, PNW.

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