Fat Marmot Week winner crowned
Graduate students Katie Adler and Emily Renkey from the Marmot Project at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory tell The National about the moment they held the first Fat Marmot Week crowning “Dawn” the winner.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: CBC News · Aug 31, 2026 at 6:09 PM ET
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Fat Marmot Week winner crowned(opens original report in a new tab)CBC NewsTier A
The 1st Fat Marmot Week winner is a 'special boy who likes to eat rocks'(opens original report in a new tab)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… — CBC News
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