# What animal is this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 15, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-is-this/695651 "2014-08-15T23:22:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-is-this/695651/21 "2014-08-16T17:41:20Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > Isn’t this supposed to be a Chinese animal? Since the original page is: [http://www.orientaldiscovery.com/html/2011/11/201111221502001304.html](http://www.orientaldiscovery.com/html/2011/11/201111221502001304.html) > > I looked for awhile but got nothing. Some kind of flying squirrel? Marmot? Well, in the interests of fighting ignorance, I’ve emailed the website and asked them what that critter is. We’ll see if I get an answer to report back 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-is-this/695651/22 "2014-08-16T18:52:49Z")
As the mother of a seven-year-old, I confess I really wanted it to be a Pika - chewing. D&R ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-is-this/695651/23 "2014-08-16T21:33:04Z")
Coincidentally (I hope, the interwebs freak me out a lot lately) this marmot video came through on my FB page today. [Must see cuteness.](http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/marmot-adorably-ruins-time-lapse-glacier-national-park) Confirms though, it doesn’t look much like your little guy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-is-this/695651.md?page=1)