Photoarchive | News | Ordering | Trading | Prices | Profile | Sitemap | Contact Animals (english name) Animals (scientific name) Plants (english name) Plants (scientific name) Fungi & lichens (english name) Fungi & lichens (latin name)     Click here to see all photos of Steppe marmot Marmota bobac [Denne side på dansk]    Order number: CAJ20127 English name: Steppe marmot Scientific name: Marmota bobac (Click here to see all photos of this species) Description: Steppe marmot or Bobak marmots typically inhabit steppe ecosystems. They prosper on open rolling grasslands and along the edges of cultivated fields. These marmots appear to prefer low mountain slopes and territories between rivers. They thrive in regions with high densities of forbs and feather grasses. During the past 50 years, colonies have adjusted to grazing pressure and increasing row crop agriculture on the steppes of central Asia Geographic location: Khurgaldzino, Kazakhstan Time of year (day/month): 28/6 Photographer ©: NatureEyes/Christian A. Jensen Technical data: Digital SLR 15 megapixels: Format: Tiff. File size: ca. 42 Mb. Resolution: Approx. 4750 x 3170 pixels. Print size: Approx. 40 x 27 cm at 300 dpi   Steppe marmot Marmota bobac ©: NatureEyes/Christian A. Jensen Picture of Steppe marmot Marmota bobac © NatureEyes Copyright by NatureEyes.dk