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A gopher coming out of its hole and showing its teeth

Thai elderly hunting a crab in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand is known as a country with a smile.

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 vertical shot of a squirrel in a ground hole.

Belding's Ground Squirrel by hole after digging in the dirt. Has fresh dirt on it’s nose. South Central Oregon.

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

Prairie Dog (Cynomys) on the Lookout in Banff

The black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) standing near his burrow in sand and looking around. These rodent animals native to the grasslands of North America.

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

The entrance to a fox den in a churchyard in Suffolk, UK

$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 hole in the ground that is dug into a hole. Top view

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

Prairie Ground Squirrel in Kananaskis Provincial Park

Closeup of a groundhog carefully coming out from his hole

Cute but overweight prairie dog sitting in a hole he dug.

Platypus, ornithorhynchus anatinus, Den Entrance, Australia

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

Funny gopher peeps out of a hole in the green lush grass on a sunny day. Big black eyes and brown hair.

European ground squirrel is watching in the grass in summer.

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