Especially was this true when Marmots chanced to be his victims, and around these he would leap and spring, dealing them terrific blows first with one paw and then with the other.
"The Human Side of Animals"
Royal Dixon
As a social animal, the beaver should be ranked among the first; of course, the various Marmots are extremely sociable, but they ordinarily live quite independently of each other, except in cases where they chance to congregate because of favourable conditions.
"The Human Side of Animals"
Royal Dixon
It is the favourite home of the Marmots, and the gauffres or sand-rats; and there, too, the noblest of animals, the horse, runs wild.
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid