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This Yellow-Bellied Marmot had taken up residence in a pothole on the Beartooth All-American Highway near Cooke City, Montana. I noticed the marmot while photographing a nearby landscape and quickly s

This Yellow-Bellied Marmot had taken up residence in a pothole on the Beartooth All-American Highway near Cooke City, Montana. I noticed the marmot while photographing a nearby landscape and quickly switched to a telephoto lens to capture this image.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2009
Date Uploaded: 11.2011
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Camera: DSLR-A100
Copyright: © Zack Clothier