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Tarbagan is a rodent of the squirrel family. The scientific description and name of the Mongolian marmot Marmota sibirica was given by the explorer of Siberia, the Far East and the Caucasus Gustav Ivanovich Radde in 1862.

Mongolian marmots are found in the Northern Hemisphere, like all their brothers, but their habitat extends to the southeastern part of Siberia, Mongolia and northern China.

The length of the tarbagan carcass is 56.5 cm, the tail is 10.3 cm, which is approximately 25% of the body length. The length of the skull is 8.6-9.9 cm, it has a narrow and high forehead and wide cheekbones. The weight of animals reaches 6-8 kg, reaching a maximum of 9.8 kg, and by the end of summer, 25% of the weight is fat, about 2-2.3 kg.

When kept in captivity, these animals ate well 33 species of plants out of 54 that grow in the steppes of Transbaikalia. During the day, the tarbagan eats from one to one and a half kg of green mass. This animal does not drink water at all; it gets enough moisture from plants. A curious feature of the tarbagan is the absence of cheek pouches.

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