Stephane Granzotto / Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) standing alert outside burrow, takes fright and runs inside, Rhone-Alpes, France, July.

Ingo Arndt / Alpine marmot in snow {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP Austria

Ingo Arndt / Two Alpine marmots {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP Austria

Ingo Arndt / Two Alpine marmots on look out {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

Ingo Arndt / Alpine marmots on look out {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

Edwin Giesbers / Close-up of Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) fur and eye, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, July

Edwin Giesbers / Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) reaching hands upwards, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, July

Edwin Giesbers / Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) eating, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, July

Edwin Giesbers / Alpine marmots (Marmota marmota) fighting, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, July

Edwin Giesbers / Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota), with Mount Grossglockner (3798m) in background, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, July

Edwin Giesbers / Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) standing up in upland landscape, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, July

Edwin Giesbers / Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota)holding hands at mouth, eating, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, July