[FAO] A different friendship story

(Please let the pics open. It may take some time on a slower connection)   A Strange Friendship of a Boy and Marmots  They are notoriously shy around humans, beating their tails and chattering their teeth to try to warn us off before emitting loud  whistles to tell other members of their colony to flee.  But when these alpine marmots see Matteo Walch, they scuttle to his side and show him nothing but affection.  The eight-year-old built up a remarkable relationship with the creatures since first being taken to see them by his nature-loving family four years ago.  1. The family return to visit the colony in Groslocker in the Austrian Alps for two weeks like every year.   2. He loves those animals and they are not at all afraid of Matteo because he has a feeling towards them and they understand that.    3. Marmots stand at around 18cm tall and reach up to 50cm in length.  Bizzarrely, the animals are heavier in the autumn, when they can weigh up to 8kg, in comparison to 3kg in the spring months.    4. Michaela, a schoolteacher from Innsbruck, Austria, has uniquely captured   the unique bond between Matteo and his marmot friends throughout the past four years.  5.  He said: I could spend hours watching animals , it gives me a connection with nature and its life forms. ˜It's great that I have been able to document the marmot's natural behaviour around Matteo without making them afraid of me and my equipment. I wanted to capture the animals exactly the way I see them  the way they behave among each other, in harmony with their surroundings.                                                                                                           Need More Interesting Stuff??? Click here  Click here to Join forangelsonly Group |  Join Us thru Email     |    Join Us thru Web     |  Visit Our Group Visit Our Website