LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Animal Control rescued a marmot that was caught in the engine compartment of a van this weekend. LAC responded to the report of a marmot that had caught a ride to ...

A couple from Mongolia has died from the bubonic plague after eating raw meat from a large rodent known as the marmot, RadarOnline.com has learned. An official from the World Health Organization in ...

A 15-year-old Mongolian boy has died after eating a large rodent that was infected with the bubonic plague. The teen ate a marmot, a large rodent that lives in burrows in the North Asian grassland, ...

The marmot, one of the largest rodent species in North America, will challenge any notions you have about this wildlife family. Marmots can grow to about the size of a cat, are socially adept, ...

For days, the dusty roads of a small town in Mongolia’s westernmost province were largely deserted. “After the quarantine (was announced), not many people – even locals – were in the streets for fear ...

A remarkable photo of a fox battling a marmot in the remote Qilian mountains of China has won the top award in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The image, captured by ...

A quarantine was declared in the small town of Tsagaannuur, Mongolia, after a couple reportedly died of the septicemic plague after eating raw marmot meat. The Washington Post reported that, according ...

Authorities in Mongolia issuing a health warning following the death of a 15-year-old boy from the Bubonic Plague. Health officials said the teen had eaten an infected marmot. The plague is found in ...

For days, the dusty roads of a small town in Mongolia’s westernmost province were largely deserted. “After the quarantine [was announced], not many people – even locals – were in the streets for fear ...