On the periodic table of elements, francium is identified with the symbol Fr, and it has an atomic number of 87. The existence of this element was hypothesized in the 1800s, but it was not isolated and confirmed until 1939.
Please try again later. Published on Sep 4, 2013. The marmot found in this part of Austria is the Alpine marmot-a large, omnivorous type of ground squirrel. It's the largest of fifteen marmot species reaching up to 21 inches in length and weighing as much as 18 pounds. Although Alpine marmots have a reputation for being shy creatures, there has been recent speculation about just how shy they are.
Marmots are large rodents and are vegetarian in nature. They eat grasses and forbs and live amongst the boulder fields of mountain meadows. If you are hiking through a marmot meadow you will often here a loud whistle. This is the marmotâs warning call to other marmots that there may be a predator about. This type of altruism where an individual gives away itâs location in order to help others of its species is uncommon in the wild and shows the deeply imbedded Dudeist nature of these critters.