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

Prairie Dog (Cynomys) on the Lookout in Banff

The Richardson's Ground Squirrel, commonly called the gopher, prairie gopher, yellow gopher, flickertail or picket pin, is a burrowing rodent

Closeup of a groundhog eating sunflower seeds in the grass

A cute prairie dog is peeking out from their burrow

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

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

$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 \$

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

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

Ground Squirrel at Etosha National Park in Kunene Region, Namibia

Ground squirrel in Wichita Mountains Wildlife refuge

European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus)

Closeup of a groundhog carefully coming out from his hole

This prairie dog, called the 13 stripes ground squirrel, is standing in the prairies

White-tailed prairie dog facing toward camera

Prairie Ground Squirrel in Kananaskis Provincial Park

Cute Prairie dog standing and alert near to its burrow

The Uinta ground squirrel (Urocitellus armatus) in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

European ground squirrel is watching in the grass in summer.

Black tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus). Isolated over white background

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

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