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The Tarbagan marmot (''Marmota sibirica'') is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in China (Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang), northern and western Mongolia, and Russia (southwest Siberia, Tuva, Transbaikalia). In the Mongolian Altai the range overlaps with that of the Gray marmot. The species was classified as ''Endangered'' by the IUCN in 2008.〔 Two subspecies are distinguished:〔 * ''M. s. sibirica'' * ''M. s. caliginosus'' ==As a game animal== The tarbagan marmot has been eaten for centuries in the native cuisine of Mongolia, and in particular are used to make a dish called ''boodog''. The meat is cooked by inserting hot stones, preheated in a fire, into the abdominal cavity of a deboned marmot. The skin is then tied up to make a bag within which the meat cooks.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Boodog: Hot Stones in Stomach )〕 Hunting of marmots for food is typically done in autumn when the animals are heavier since they are preparing for hibernation. The Russian explorer Richard Maack, who encountered tarbagans in the Ingoda Valley in Siberia, described the tarbagan hunt as follows:
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