A marmot, a rodent commonly found in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, unknowingly climbed inside the wheel well of a Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance vehicle Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Animal Control rescued a marmot that was caught in the engine compartment of a van this weekend. LAC responded to the report of a marmot that had caught a ride to ...

A couple from Mongolia has died from the bubonic plague after eating raw meat from a large rodent known as the marmot, RadarOnline.com has learned. An official from the World Health Organization in ...

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A 15-year-old Mongolian boy has died after eating a large rodent that was infected with the bubonic plague. The teen ate a marmot, a large rodent that lives in burrows in the North Asian grassland, ...

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4)- It was never intended to be a rescue mission but when a Wheat Ridge family discovered they had a marmot living in their backyard, they decided to take action. The Heaton ...

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Washington state is known for its variety of flora and fauna. But there's one animal that doesn't get the same kind of love — the Olympic marmot. Think about it — when's the last time you saw a ...

A Mongolian couple died of the bubonic plague -- reportedly after eating raw marmot -- prompting a six-day quarantine that left a number of tourists stranded in the region. The couple had consumed the ...

The Olympic marmot is more than just a cute sight for hikers — it is a biological anomaly. Unlike the eagles or orcas for which Washington State is known, this marmot lives only on the state’s Olympic ...

TSAGAANNUUR, Mongolia — A quarantine was declared in the small town of Tsagaannuur, Mongolia, after a couple reportedly died of the septicemic plague after eating raw marmot meat. The Washington Post ...