129+ Image Marmotte Excellent . Marmots take advantage of rocks to search for predators, using the higher vantage point to spot danger from farther away. This is the one day cycling event most important of the summer in the alps, right after the tour de france. An anatomically accurate image of a marmot was printed and distributed as early as 1605 by jacopo ligozzi, who was noted for his images of flora and fauna. See more ideas about marmot, animals, animals wild. They frequently live in mountainous regions, forest edges, meadows, and tundra.