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A 8 year old girl is crouching down to feed a prairie dog coming out of his burrow or hole near the Badlands of South Dakota.

Ground squirrel colony (Syslovisko Biele vody), National park Muranska Planina, Slovakia

Meet the diligent guardian of the prairie as a watchful prairie dog stands proudly in front of its burrow. With a keen eye and alert posture, the prairie dog ensures the safety of its underground home and colony. Captured amidst the sprawling expanse of the prairie landscape, this photograph offers a glimpse into the industrious and communal life of these charismatic rodents, whose burrows dot the vast grasslands of their habitat.

A cute prairie dog is peeking out from their burrow

Summer time Prarie Dog view in the badlands going into her home

Black tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) on the look out. Canon 1D Mark III and tele.

Two young prairie dogs interacting closely, one nibbling on a piece of food.

Prairie Dog peeking its head out of its hole in bright morning light in the middle of an open field

Prairie Dog (Cynomys) on the Lookout in Banff

Watchful prairie dog in front of his earth hole

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

$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 \$

Adorable black tailed prairie dog climbing up out of a hole.

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

3 baby Prairie Dogs sitting by their burrow.

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

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) looking out of earthworks, USA, North America

Portrait of gerbil standing in hole, Amarbayasgalant Monastery, Mongolia.

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

Prairie dogs (genus Cynomys), which are ground squirrels native to the grasslands of North America, looking out of their burrow.

Little Prairie Dog Originary From North America That Emerges From A Hole In The Ground On Blurred Background

A Black-Tailed Prairie Dog flattens out on the ground, alert for predators on the prairie of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

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

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

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

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