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Prairie Dog emerging from frost covered burrow

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

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

Close up Prairie Dog peeking out of burrow hole in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, small rodent on guard looking out for predators, colony watcher, grassland wildlife, wild animal

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

A Black-Tailed Prairie Dog scans the environment on the prairie of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

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

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

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

Prairie dog (gopher) coming out of his hole early in the spring

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

Eastern chipmunk digging a burrow in a lawn

Marmot on dead log in the San Juan Mountains near Lake City, Colorado.

A black-tailed prairie dog stands alert at its burrow at sunset in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan.

A Black-Tailed Prairie Dog stands on back to feet and scans the environment alert for predators on the prairie of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

A Richardsons Ground Squirrel looks out of its hole.

Squirrel With A Mouthful of Straw Sits On Gray Tree Branch in Yellowstone field

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

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

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

A Black-Tailed Prairie Dog scans the area, alert for predators on the prairie of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

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

Alert Prairie Dogs (Genus Cynomys) near the holes of their nests

$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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