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He turned to the adult platform as the financial future of the research looked bleak after federal funding to universities was cut.Speaking to the BBC, Blumstein said that he made an account on the platform, known for sexually explicit content, and began posting \u2018uncensored marmot content\u2019 in \u2018an act of desperation\u2019.But, oddly enough, all the marmot videos are \u2018family-friendly\u2019. You will find the marmots running around, popping out of their burrows, and doing what rodents usually do. Fans can see daily photos and videos of these cute, chubby rodents on \u2018OnlyMarms\u2019 and leave tips to help support the ongoing research.The idea came to him while he was in the meadow waiting for marmots. He had been watching the TV show Margot\u2019s Got Money Troubles, where Elle Fanning\u2019s character starts an OnlyFans account to support herself as a single mother. So he thought, why can\u2019t these cute little marms? \u201cMarmots have got money troubles. Maybe we should do something a little risqu\u00e9,\u201d he told the broadcaster. And just like that, \u2018OnlyMarms\u2019 was born.<\/p>\n So far, these marms have generated $5,000. After the platform\u2019s share, the UCLA-affiliated Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Colorado has received about $4,000. Not enough to save everything, but enough to show that researchers cannot be ignored simply by cutting their funding. On a platform full of nudity and sexually explicit material, rodents have helped them make decent money without an iota of indecency.<\/p>\n The Marmot Project is the second-longest study of individually identifiable wild mammals, after Jane Goodall\u2019s study of chimpanzees in Tanzania. The project has been running for more than 60 years, and researchers study the yellow-bellied marmot, one of the 15 recognised species of marmot found in the Northern Hemisphere.As the species is neither threatened nor endangered, researchers can better understand the factors linked to population changes, the lab said. According to Blumstein, such long-term studies are crucial; however, he has been lacking federal support. While researchers know that the OnlyMarms account may not generate enough money to save the project from spending cuts, it will still raise awareness about the importance of their work.<\/div>\n OnlyFans users scrolling for their usual content stumbled upon something unexpected this summer: videos of yellow-bellied marmots popping out of Colorado burrows. There were no thirst traps or filters, just some rodents doing what rodents do. 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