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Closeup of a groundhog eating sunflower seeds in the grass

A cute prairie dog is peeking out from their burrow

Cute Prairie dog standing and alert near to its burrow

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

Prairie Dog (Cynomys) on the Lookout in Banff

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

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

European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus)

$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 cute prairie dog is begging for food at the zoo.

$The European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus), also known as the European souslik, is a species from the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It is among the few European species in the genus Spermophilus. Like all squirrels, it is a member of the rodent order. It is to be found in eastern and central Europe from southern Ukraine, to Asia Minor, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and north as far as Poland but the range is divided in two parts by the Carpathian Mountains.\nThe European ground squirrel grows to a length of approximately 20 cm and a weight of approximately 300 grams. It is a diurnal animal, living in colonies of individual burrows in pastures or grassy embankments. The squirrels emerge during the day to feed upon seeds, plant shoots and roots or flightless invertebrates. The colonies maintain sentinels who whistle at the sight of a predator, bringing the pack scurrying back to safety.\nBreeding takes place in early summer when a single litter of five to eight young is borne. The European ground squirrel hibernates between autumn and March, the length of time depending on the climate. In preparation they will build up reserves of brown fat during the late summer (source Wikiwand).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

Closeup of a groundhog carefully coming out from his hole

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

Ground squirrel sitting in dirt scratching

Gopher on the grassy lawn is looking at the camera. Close-up. Selective focus

European ground squirrel is watching in the grass in summer.

Cute squirrel poking its head above ground

Portrait of Arctic ground squirrel, carefully looking around so as not to fall into the jaws of predatory beasts. Curious wild animal of genus rodents of squirrel family. Kamchatka, Russia, Asia.

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

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