Marmots now have an OnlyFans account to fund research
Marmots now have an OnlyFans account to fund research Gail Sherman 7:30 am Thu Jul 30, 2026 Image: OnlyMarms I never expected to have an OnlyFans account, but all manner of strange things are possible in 2026, so here we are. Science funding is under attack in the United States, and researchers are exploring alternate funding sources to keep the work going. A Colorado marmot project now has an OnlyFans, called OnlyMarms.
- ▪Marmots now have an OnlyFans account to fund research Gail Sherman 7:30 am Thu Jul 30, 2026 Image: OnlyMarms I never expected to have an OnlyFans account, but all manner of strange things are possible in 2026, so here we are.
- ▪Science funding is under attack in the United States, and researchers are exploring alternate funding sources to keep the work going.
- ▪A Colorado marmot project now has an OnlyFans, called OnlyMarms.
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Marmots now have an OnlyFans account to fund research Gail Sherman 7:30 am Thu Jul 30, 2026 Image: OnlyMarms I never expected to have an OnlyFans account, but all manner of strange things are possible in 2026, so here we are. Science funding is under attack in the United States, and researchers are exploring alternate funding sources to keep the work going. A Colorado marmot project now has an OnlyFans, called OnlyMarms. Marmots are the largest members of the squirrel family, and look nothing like the "nice marmot" in The Big Lebowski, which was a pet ferret. The Marmot Project at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) has been studying yellow-bellied marmots since 1962. Only Jane Goodall's chimpanzee research has been running longer.
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