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In the Upper East River Valley of Colorado's Rocky Mountains, yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventis) are thriving thanks to climate change. The rodents' startling population boom - their numbers have tripled in ten years - has now been linked to the increasing size of their bellies, which is probably caused by climate-driven changes in hibernation patterns. [Source: Nature News]
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