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Groundhog Woodchuck Foraging for Food Among Shrubs in New Hampshire

An attractive young couple spending time at an animal sanctuary

A prairie dog is eating slice of carrot with front paws on a grassy lawn.

Marmot Sunning Itself On Granite Rock in Kings Canyon National Park

Cute little squirrel looking for food in park, on the ground in public park in Taipei, Taiwan

A closeup of a cute groundhog in a hole outdoors

A prairie dog is alert near the burrow in it's habitat

Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra lutra), also known as the common otter. Wildlife animal.

Squirrels looking at each other in the green grass. Anatolian Souslik-Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus xanthoprymnus

Natural scene from state conservation area in Wisconsin

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A Chipmunk is catching some sunshine on the rocks

African Penguin in a nest, Spheniscus demersus, selective focus on head

A prairie dog crouches in the prairie grass in Badlands National Park, South Dakota.

Wild Grouse in the beautiful Olympic National Park in Western Washington State USA.

Rock hyraxes sunbathing in early morning

Two fat marmots sitting alert in front of their hole in green hill.

Chipmunk in a sunny day. Living among the rocks and stones of the fences. Hornos de Cal de la Guirra, La Guirra Beach, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain.

$The Gunnison's Prairie Dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) is a rodent and member of the squirrel family. They are primarily distributed in the Four Corners region of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. Their coats are light brown mixed with black-colored hairs. The top of the head, cheeks, and eyebrows are darker than the rest of the body. The tail is mostly white. The prairie dog’s eyes are on the sides of the head to give them wide peripheral vision to more easily spot predators. The Gunnison's prairie dog typically feeds during the day on grasses, herbs, and leaves. In the spring, they feed on newly grown shrubs. In the summer they mainly consume seeds. Prairie dog habitat includes meadows, grasslands, high desert and floodplains. They are often found in areas of rabbitbrush, sagebrush, and saltbrush. Gunnison's prairie dogs live in large colonies of up to several hundred. They are more active in the early morning and late afternoon especially during hot weather. When the temperatures are cooler, they become more active throughout the day. When it rains or snows, the prairie dog will spend its time underground. When they are above ground, they feed, make social contact, look out for predators, groom and dig their burrows. During the winter, the Gunnison's prairie dog hibernates for long periods of time without food or water, instead relying on stored fat and physiological adaptations to slow their metabolism. After hibernation, they become active from April through October. The Gunnison's prairie dog has a complex system of vocal communication. Their bark is a combination of high-pitched syllables to identify various predators. They also have different sounds for an \$

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