Science demands that you stop calling this kid the ‘Marmot Whisperer’
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Have you heard tell of the Marmot Whisperer? That's him pictured up top. Photos of the boy — who goes by Matteo Walch — have been doing laps around the internet the last few days — an eight year old child from Innsbruck sharing meals, touching noses, hanging out and having a good time. With marmots. In the mountains of Austria.
The media would have you believe that it's not your fault you can't pal around with marmots, and that this Matteo character can, because Matteo is touched. Magical, if you will. So, being the jealous fun-ruiner that I am, I decided to look into just how magical Matteo really is...
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http://io9.com/5939385/science-demands-that-you-stop-calling-this-kid-the-marmot-whisperer?utm_source=gawker.com&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=recirculation
