Wild Animal Sneaks into Random Truck. A 3-Hour Ride Later, the Stowaway Ends up at a Colorado Zoo A marmot, a rodent commonly found in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, unknowingly climbed inside the ...

UPDATED: June 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM MDT A wild marmot found an unusual travel spot last week when it was discovered nestled in the wheel well of a Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance field truck.

The marmot after it's flight home to Colorado It took a couple of months to coordinate with national and international agencies, but on Friday, the marmot flew to Denver in a Delta cargo plane.