Secrets of Marmot Hibernation

A family of marmots prepares for their upcoming hibernation in a den 6 feet underground.
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A family of marmots prepares for their upcoming hibernation in a den 6 feet underground. As they prepare for their 6-month sleep, marmots dramatically lower their body temperature and survive on their body’s storage of fat and water. They only wake once every 2 weeks to rev up their heartbeat and visit a nearby tunnel used as a toilet.
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[@Stephensouraski]

I rather be a marmot right now.

[@Solomon0424]

Me too

[@sightfield1132]

Wise choice

[@WonderfullyMade_Lex]

Teamwork Makes The Dream Work!!!!...literally. Nighty night fluffy creatures.

[@seang2012]

This is exactly how my mother in law hibernates.

[@channeltokyotown]

Thanks for the great video.

[@Lukas-cm2b]

love mormots

[@Jotunnluneau]

thats it im adopting these guys too

[@andrewilliams6075]

Another animal I ain't never seen before good video

[@HatoriYamato08]

Marmots of "Shire"..😅

[@skotydoo7728]

Love these videos

[@poppetrurazvan3900]

Fantastic. Thank you!

[@moritzzumm9875]

Fahrenheit? 'lright, Imma head out

[@solascripturamjc9681]

Ok, I love this!!

[@carlosmacedo4792]

love your video :)

[@AkifNaeem1]

Just comin back from skardu (gilgit baltistan) and had seen these marmots like so mannyyy and there beautiful house and there voice is so broken and sad ngl

[@willienrayno3379]

this is dumb to ask but if they are so packed in for that long couldnt they suffocate?

[@sciencetablet2634]

I dont think that the den has to be completely airtight.

[@ohboilien]

Usually all animal’s dens have airways for protection

[@thecrippledpancake9455]

I was wondering the exact same thing and the video failed to mention that. 😒

[@thetafritz9868]

I heard in another video that when marmots hibernate, they take a breath every 20 seconds, so they don’t produce that much toxic CO2 since their metabolism is so low, and it slowly leaks out of the den I’m sure, to be replaced with outside atmospheric air

[@henrysiale4664]

No because they ware oxygen masks.

[@annamay3707]

wonder how the camera was able to capture inside their den with the light, must be dark inside but the footage shows as day light.

[@amromar2430]

All I'm wondering is how the camera is in there with them and they didn't notice it

[@ridamaniyar9955]

Wow👍

[@troyano6548]

Amazing !!

[@muflon5966]

ezt natinak küldöm sok szeretettel

[@alexj.denton7453]

They're literally me

[@arbiepanado9203]

❤❤❤

[@twonumber22]

So do they just keep the camera in the den all winter? Or dig it out while the little fellas are sleeping?

[@kennytic_]

I wanna know how they figured that out, too.

[@18Bees]

Humans used to be this way. Work hard, eat, and store up for long winters.

[@kbernieshoW]

Yea but along came technology

[@obeselord9501]

@@kbernieshoW thank god it came

[@kbernieshoW]

@@obeselord9501 nah it’s actually destroying what’s left of the planet actually

[@MNMNT_OG]

@@obeselord9501 We and especially Earth were in a better state back then

[@obeselord9501]

@@MNMNT_OG ok. not true but ight.

[@anthonychihuahua]

Does anyone know what kind of bird that is at 0:53? I've never seen a crow or raven with a yellow beak and orange feet?? It waddles like a crow?

[@mr-tu1gw]

I think it's an Alpine Chough. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_chough

[@anthonychihuahua]

@@mr-tu1gw Thank you! I believe you are correct👍 I see marmots all the time when I go to the mountains of Colorado, and never thought they'd look so alike as in that crows european region!

[@thecrippledpancake9455]

How do they not run out of oxygen if the den is blocked off?

[@eastcoastartist]

Did they see their shadow?

[@jordankriss2440]

If you are watching this from outside USA, when PBS says '40 degrees' it means Fahrenheit...not Celsius. I wish PBS would provide that basic information in the narration for the global audience who may not be informed.

[@rmtjp3875]

ALAN!

[@anilbasumatary9263]

😍✌

[@Hoehan8222]

I feel so bad for using Marmot oil now 😢

[@itsirrelevant5323]

Once again cheers to youtube for another recommendation.

[@srk8360]

🙏🙏,‼️‼️‼️‼️🤭🤭 AMIZING.....‼️‼️‼️🤭💜

[@jeffruebens8355]

Humans have 2 instinctive strategies. Get fat in the fall and stay in indoors and sleep more all winter like a bear, or stay a lot more active and thinner, for war against neighbor tribes, either offense or defense. Defense generally only works if there are defensible borders, like comparing Switzerland surrounded by mountains, and Poland destroyed during both world wars.

[@ageovlove]

my instinct for getting fat and staying indoors to hibernate is pretty strong

[@dukeduke7569]

This is amazing...... how in the hell do you get the cameras in there? Then u got the cameras in every room...😂😂😂😂

[@cristiankahn2315]

Asking the real questions 😂😂😂

[@Fly0Low]

do they urinate and defecate while hibernating?

[@beenz7446]

Wtf. Marmit.

[@madamemarmot]

Oh, sure, make the woman do all the work. Typical. She's out there pulling hay and Hubby is already dozing.

[@henrysiale4664]

God even supplies his creatures 🙏 🤲

[@dkpirie]

I would love to do the same till spring 2022, when hopefully Covid will be done.

[@Based_Stuhlinger]

Minecraft pros.

[@chrisyoung4482]

The Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins, and he was buried, and he rose again the third day, and he is offering everlasting life to all who will believe in him.

[@SnakeDude.]

This is not the place, bub.

[@englishlearner2431]

​@@SnakeDude.Right but They don't understand it.

[@tost693]

your wasting worship on. false fod must worship the the marmot gods who watch over us from above

[@TvM.TheTechnomage]

Praise the Omnissiah. The living diminish, but the Machine endures.

[@trevorsrq6179]

You also must be baptized & eat His flesh and drink his blood in the Eucharist & endure to the end to be Saved. Intellectual assent to Christ’s kingship is not enough.

[@enhncr]

Lol !!! 60 degrees!!!!! U Americans learn standard measures!!! Thumb down. Unsubscribed!

[@chaole1000]

Its an American show for an American audience on TV.