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Closeup of a groundhog eating sunflower seeds in the grass

Prairie Dog (Cynomys) on the Lookout in Banff

Close-up photographed bobak marmot stands in the grass and looks at the camera. Green grass is visible in the foreground. Grass and trees are visible against the blurred background.

A cute prairie dog is peeking out from their 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 sitting in dirt scratching

A close-up of a Columbia Ground Squirrel. Taken in British Columbia, Canada

European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus)

A close up view of a gopher in a grass hole.

Speckled ground squirrel animal stands on its hind legs

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

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

When young ground squirrels start exploring the world they are very shy and curious. Visiting them several consecutive days they somehow accepted my presence and started to come closer and closer

Arctic ground squirrel (evrajka) at Tolbachik volcano, Kamchanka peninsula

Portrait of a curious little chipmunk foraging for food on a sandy ground outdoors on a sunny day

European ground squirrel standing in the field. Spermophilus citellus wildlife scene from nature. European souslik on meadow.

European ground squirrel is watching in the grass in summer.

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