In a previous post, we mentioned "marmots frolicking" and we wanted to come through on our promise of sharing some photos. The Olympic Marmot is one of the park's endemic animals, meaning it cannot be found anywhere else on Earth. In fact, the Olympic Marmot is the 2nd Most Rare Marmot in the world, only behind the one found on Vancouver Island. These marmots spend their years sleeping, more sleeping, then eating, sun-bathing, chillin, more eating, and finally they go back to sleep in the fall. Marmots are true hibernators that find refuge in their burrows for months out of the year. They conk out and their heartrate drops to 3 beats per minute. Imagine waking up from deep slumber like that in May! This marmot has clearly done more than just eating and sleeping though. Two baby marmots have emerged from their burrow. A female marmot will have pups about every 2 years and are considered very slow breeders. Survival rates for pups are low so hopefully these two will be around for years. To learn more about Olympic Marmots, check out our webpage: https://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/nature/olympic-marmot.htm Images #1 and #2- A momma marmot and two pups hang out around their burrow (B. Halberg Photos).