"I just took a DNA test turns out I’m 100%…a potato.” 🥔 Spudtacular! Nuzzling, playing, chirping, feeding together; the Olympic marmot is quite possibly one of the most social and gregarious mammals on the peninsula. They are endemic to the Olympic Peninsula, meaning they are found no where else in the world. The Olympic marmot is a housecat-sized rodent with a long, bushy tail. Adults can weigh 15 pounds or more before they enter hibernation in September or early October. They are often brownish in color, but may be yellow or tan colored when they emerge from hibernation in the spring, and almost black in the fall. Did you hear something? Marmots have a sharp, piercing whistle that warns others of intruders or potential predators, and notifies hikers that they are in marmot territory. Respect the potato…err, marmot! Image: A resting marmot sprawled out on a flat rock at @olympic_nps. #nationalparkservice #imapotato #marmot #olympicnationalpark #washington #outdoors #nature