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We met marmot on the way back going down by Karakol Valley. These animals are living almost everywhere in Karakol valley and other canyons of Tien-Shan at altitude higher than 2500-3000m above the sea level. Marmots are members of the genus Marmota, in the rodent family Sciuridae (squirrels). We met, I guess, the Menzbier's Marmot (Marmota menzbieri). Area of this mutmots is in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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