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A beautiful portrait of a cheetah in Maasai Mara

A closeup shot of a beautiful cheetah in Namibia on the blurry background

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.

Close up portrait of a Meerkat or Suricate, (Suricata suricatta)

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

The tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus), also known as the spotted-tail quoll, the spotted quoll, or the spotted-tailed dasyure

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

A young lion cub. Taken in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

A lioness lying on a cliff in the jungle

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

Baby ostriches in the paddock. Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus is a species of flightless bird native to large areas of Africa, the largest living bird with long strong legs, long neck and small head. Farmer breeding of ostriches, organic farming concept.

A yellow-bellied marmot in a boulders where it can scamper to safety if danger approaches.

Meerkat in Tenikwa Wildlife Rehabilitation and Awareness Centre, South Africa. High quality photo

A closeup of a cute groundhog in a hole outdoors

wallaby or mountain kangaroo sits on a large stone

$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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