# @denverpost on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbY6fmmiijD
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68466379-denverpost-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-29T19:55:24.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Denver Post (@denverpost) — https://gondola.cc/denverpost

## Caption

Move over, fat bears. This summer, there’s a new mammal vying for the title of the most rotund.

Colorado’s inaugural Fat Marmot Week gives locals the chance to vote for their favorite furry contenders in a competition of outsized proportions.

Hosted by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, the event aims to raise awareness about the yellow-bellied marmot, which gains girth as it grazes in alpine meadows during the summer months.

Read all the details at the link in our bio.

📝: Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post // tineytrailsnacks
📷: Dawn Wilson, Estes Park Trail-Gazette

#wildlife #marmot #Colorado

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marmot, colorado, wildlife

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