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Cousins of the more famous groundhog, marmots are the huskiest members of the squirrel family, inhabiting rocky areas in the harsh alpine environment and digging labyrinthine tunnel systems underneath boulders, where they live in groups of ten to twenty. They hibernate for more than half the year, bedding down for the winter in late September or early October and staying in until April or May. If you hear a marmot whistle in the alpine, it is likely signaling to other marmots that a potential danger is nearby (you) so they can take cover in tunnels.