| | Order number: CAJ20128
English name: Steppe marmot
Scientific name: Marmota bobac
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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 |