{"id":21564,"date":"2017-08-08T07:20:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T14:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=21564"},"modified":"2017-08-08T19:56:24","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T02:56:24","slug":"murray-the-marmot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=21564","title":{"rendered":"Murray, the marmot"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Murray, the Hoary Marmot, is a mugger. It hangs out near a popular sub-alpine trail and accosts passing hikers. Murray prefers those with bare arms and legs for it likes to lick salty limbs.<\/p>\n

Murray’s activity has a long tradition behind it for it seems that marmots along this trail have been doing this for decades.<\/p>\n

Permission for me to post this picture of Murray mugging a hiker was given by Finn, the photographer, and Julia, the hiker. That the permission of Murray, the marmot, was not sought is probably a violation of animal rights.
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