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

Prairie dogs taken in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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

Black-tailed prairie dog pokes its head from a underground burrow

Side view of a mountain marmot ( Murmeltier) in the Swiss Alps, during summer. The animal is sitting on the entrance of his nest. Wildlife picture, Mountains around Arosa, Switzerland. Copy space.

A cute richardson ground squirrel, or a common manitoba prairie dog, in the grass,

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

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

A prairie dog checking out its surroundings

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

Medium size rodent that lives in underground colonies

This prairie dog was photographed in late Winter at the Wichita Mountains of Oklahoma. Its fur coat is thick to ward off the Winter chill.

Cute pair of fluffy marmots snacking healthy apples

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

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

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.

$A series of Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel\n photographs from different places and from different time periods$

A prairie-dog having a snack in kırşehir turkey

This prairie dog is seen standing next to it's burrow keeping an watchful eye on it's surroundings. This is a scene from the Badlands National Park.

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

Close-up of a waking prairie dog, looking to the left

A prairie dog crouches in the prairie grass in Badlands National Park, South Dakota.

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