Marmot

A marmot is generally a large ground squirrel. The brown marmot is the most well known.

In World of Warcraft


In World of Warcraft, the most common type of marmot, the, is only seen in the Blade's Edge Mountains area.

You can control another type of marmot besides the Brown Marmot, simply called a, when you are on the quest by using the  by a cave near Bloodmaul Camp. Note that the "Brown Marmot" become the "Marmot" when controlled by a player.

The can be found around the Borean Tundra.

In Ulduar, Brann Bronzebeard yells to Archmage Rhydian, "Sneak?! What do you think we are, marmots?"

Trivia
Brown Marmots respawn instantly when killed to prevent the quest from becoming impossible.