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‘Humongous’ marmot crowned winner ininaugural Fat Marmot Week contest

Dawn is champion after public voting of eight yellow-bellied marmots as they fattened up for long winter ahead

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Coral Murphy Marcos30 Aug 2026, 08:08 pmUpdated 7h ago1 min readAmericasUnited States

United States — Coral Murphy Marcos

‘Humongous’ marmot crowned winner in inaugural Fat Marmot Week contest

Dawn is champion after public voting of eight yellow-bellied marmots as they fattened up for long winter ahead

A marmot contest started by researchers who turned to OnlyFans to help save a decades-long research project has chosen its champion in its inaugural Fat Marmot Week.

Dawn was crowned the winner of Fat Marmot Week 2026 after securing back-to-back victories in both the mass-gain and popular-vote competitions, according to the organizers of the marmot project at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory.

A marmot contest started by researchers who turned to OnlyFans to help save a decades-long research project has chosen its champion in its inaugural Fat Marmot Week.

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Source: The Guardian · Coral Murphy Marcos. Published 30 Aug 2026, 08:08 pm.

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