Wild Marmot accidentally hooks a 3-hour ride to Denver Zoo

A Colorado Zoo’s field team was for a surprise when they unpacked their truck and found that a lifter had climbed on board.

In a Facebook post that is shared by Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance On Thursday, June 19, the Zoo staff detailed how their field team had traveled the week before and when he returned to the zoo discovered that a wild Marmot had made his way into the truck’s wheels well.

“Last week, our Field Conservation team got quite surprise: a wild marmot hoisted a trip in the wheel well on a field car and made it almost 3-hour trip back to the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance completely unharmed,” shared the post.

According to the zoo, the wild rodent had taken a trip near Minturn, Colo. – A small town in the mountains outside Aspen which is about 100 miles from Denver. The Zoo Field team discovered Marmot when they returned to the zoo, and the organization’s animal care, veterinary medicine and field preservation team quickly conducted a health check to ensure that the wild animal had not been damaged during his unintentional three-hour hike.

After the march passed his health check, the zoo’s staff returned the animal to the place where he had climbed into the wheel well in Minturn and released him.

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“When he was released, he went to a nearby stone pile, held a close eye on us for a few minutes and then shouted when he disappeared back in nature,” added the zoo and gave a “a huge shoutout to anyone who helped to ensure that this Marmot’s Wild Adventure had a happy ending.”

According to National parkMarmots (or Gulbolied Marmots) are members of the Fquirrel family (and are also related to Woodchucks and Groundhogs) found in Rocky Mountain National Park and other areas in Colorado.

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These animals can grow up to two feet in length, weigh up to 11 pounds and have reddish -brown fur and a yellow stomach.

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According to Denver’s Parks and Recreation ProgramSeveral precautions are recommended to avoid contact with wildlife in the area. The city says people should never feed wild animals; Residents should cover gardens, window wells, home foundations and chimneys or fireplaces with screens; And store garbage safely so that animals can’t get to it.

Zoo also shared some recommendations for drivers who navigate in areas with many wildlife.

“Check your vehicles (especially wheel wells and underwear) before driving off from trailheads or mountain areas this summer,” shared zoo. “You never know who can tag on the trip!”