bobak

Smaller mammals include short-tailed mole Talpa micrura, Tibetan water shrew Nectogale elegans, Himalayan water shrew Chimarrogale himalayica, bobak marmot Marmota bobak, Royle's pika Ochotona roylei, woolly hare Lepus oiostolus, rat Rattus sp. and house mouse Mus musculus.

Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal 2008

There are also Siberian ibex Capra ibex sibirica, and musk deer Moschus moschiferus (VU), Pallas's cat (manul) Otocolobus manul, Mongolian (bobak) marmot Marmota sibirica, Altai snow-cock Tetraogallus altaiacus, bearded and black vultures Gypaetus barbatus and Aegypius monarchus.

Uvs Nuur Basin, Russian Federation, Republic of Tuva and Mongolia 2008

The competition of livestock for wild animal grazing and the public's limited respect for wildlife are major threats: ibex, Pallas's cat (manul) and bobak marmot are especially targeted.

Uvs Nuur Basin, Russian Federation, Republic of Tuva and Mongolia 2008

Thanks bobak...yeah, we've been wondering about that...all we know for sure is that the S3 soundtrack CD isn't out here in the USA till October.

It's a deal, Ron. 2007