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Black-tailed priarie dogs seen at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, USA

A cute prairie dog is peeking out from their burrow

Alpine Marmot, Animal Hair, Animal Wildlife, Animals In The Wild

A prairie dog stands alert in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. The prairie dog is holding something to its mouth and eating.

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

Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Eating/Feeding on Grass in Meadow

Black-tailed priarie dog seen at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, USA

$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 \$

a portrait of a cute prairie dog, genus Cynomys, in a zoo

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

The alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) on the alpine meadow, large ground-dwelling squirrel, from the genus of marmots.

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

Mummy Ground squirrel looking around. Cute funny animal ground squirrel. Green nature background.

European ground squirrel or souslik, Spermophilus citellus, single mammal on grass, Austria, May 2024

The Olympic Marmot (Marmota olympus) is a large member of the squirrel family that lives only on the Olympic Penninsula of Washington State. This marmot is standing and looking out from its burrow on Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, Washington State, USA.

ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus, Spermophilus, gopher, Marmotini, Rodentia, Xerinae, Sciuridae, Sciuromorpha

Alert prairie dog standing on its hind legs at Bad Lands NP

A short-tailed ground squirrel (Urocitellus beldingi) on the lookout in a field of tall green grass.

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

Least Chipmunk, Eutamias minimus or Neotamias minimus, Eating Rabbitbursh, White Mountains in California, Inyo National Forest, Chordata, Mammalia, Rodentia, Sciuridae

Standing Anatolian Souslik-Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus xanthoprymnus).

Cute European ground squirrel. Lovely gnawer feeding on meadow (Spermophilus citellus)

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

Ground squirrel (Spermophilus pygmaeus) standing in the grass.

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