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Beringian or Arctic ground squirrel. Spermophilus brunniceps. Urocitellus parryii

Ground squirrel standing waist-deep in the grass on a beautiful background and shouts.

This image shows a prairie dog taking cover in it's burrowed dirt cave.

Barking out an alarm call, a black-tailed prairie dog stays close to his underground burrow in Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood, Colorado.

closeup of a groundhog hiding in rocks at a park

In the Swiss Alps during spring, a marmot peeks out of its burrow, soaking up the sunshine in the beautiful surroundings of alpine meadows. Andrea

A curious ground squirrel (Spermophilus undulatus) looks out of the hole. The valley of the river Chuya, Alta, Siberia, Russiai.

Baby wild rabbit in Springtime, just about to leave the safety of the rabbit warren, alert and facing right. Close up. Scientific name: Oryctolagus cuniculus. Space for copy.

The Uinta ground squirrel (Urocitellus armatus) in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Eastern chipmunk digging a burrow in a lawn

A Prairie dog amongst the wildflowers in the beautiful grasslands of Badlands National Park in South Dakota USA

A Richardsons Ground Squirrel looks out of its hole.

Amazing landscape of Mount Rainier National Park in summer season, Washington - USA

Closeup portrait of Big-headed mole rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus) sticking head out of hole Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.

Cute Alpine marmot in the wild nature in Dolomites

Prairie Dog emerging from frost covered burrow

$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 \$

Ground squirrel deciding if it should leave burrow

Prairie dog sitting up and peeking out of it's hole was taken in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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

Prairie Dog Town, Devil's Tower National Monument, Wyoming

Baby Groundhog peaking out of its den early summer.

A Prairie dogs amongst the wildflowers in the beautiful grasslands of Badlands National Park in South Dakota USA

A fox lies lifeless at the entrance to its den, its reddish fur now dull. Its closed eyes and motionless body contrast with the life that used to inhabit that refuge in the wild. Valladolid - España

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