Inaugural Fat Marmot Week Contest Crowns Largest Rodent Winner

Wildlife enthusiasts have celebrated the conclusion of the first-ever Fat Marmot Week competition, which recognized the heaviest and most robust marmot of the season. The lighthearted annual event highlights local conservation efforts and draws attention to the region's alpine wildlife.

30 Aug, 12:45 — 30 Aug, 20:08

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The event was launched by wildlife researchers to secure alternative funding for a decades-long ecological study on yellow-bellied marmots. By utilizing unconventional platforms like OnlyFans, scientists have successfully bridged public engagement with critical conservation research, demonstrating how creative outreach can sustain long-term scientific monitoring.

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The GuardianMostly Factual1d ago

‘Humongous’ marmot crowned winner in inaugural Fat Marmot Week contest

Dawn is champion after public voting of eight yellow-bellied marmots as they fattened up for long winter ahead A marmot contest started by researchers who turned to OnlyFans to help save a decades-long research project has chosen its champion in its inaugural Fat Marmot Week. Dawn was crowned the winner of Fat Marmot Week 2026 after securing back-to-back victories in both the mass-gain and popular-vote competitions, according to the organizers of the marmot project at the Rocky Mountain Biolo...

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