Exclusive: Meet the inaugural winner of Fat Marmot Week

Dawn was crowned fattest marmot by popular vote.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6240x4160+0+0/resize/6240x4160!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa0%2F2a%2Fa2da2c2e4d31bb0c94d5c25b7d6c%2Fdawn-eric-philips-2.jpg' alt='The first ever Fat Marmot Week ends on August 30, 2026.'/><p>Dawn was crowned fattest marmot by popular vote.</p><p>(Image credit: Eric Philips)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5945683' />