Bobak marmot / Сурок-байбак, или степной сурок / Marmota bobak

Middle march in the steppe of central Kazakhstan. A family of steppe marmots (Marmota bobak) leave their den for the first time after 9 months of hibernation. The first one breaks the door made from a ball of clay. The others follow, kids first, then mother, and finally father. From: “Marmots in Kazakhstan“, international version, without commentary. Courtesy of NDR Naturfilm, commissioned by NDR Naturfilm, music by Mark Joggerst, production and cinematography by Tobias Mennle, .