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A vertical shot of a prairie dog munching on its food

Portrait of a groundhog (marmota monax) eating a piece of food

A cute prairie dog is peeking out from their burrow

Closeup of a groundhog eating sunflower seeds in the grass

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gopher eating lettuce in a zoo enclosure

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

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

Baby prairie dog also known as genus cynomys feeding at its lair

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

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

$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 Black-Tailed Prairie Dog playing in the vegetation of the prairie of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

A prairie dog species of ground squirrel sits-up on its haunches as it enjoys chewing on a snack.

day: surface view of one prairie dog picking up a bamboo stem and eating from it.

Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus, Barcelona zoo, Spain, Europe, Sustainability,conserving the environment,Protecting biodiversity

Prairie Ground Squirrel in Kananaskis Provincial Park

Cute Prairie dog eating stood up with paws to its mouth with food.

A standing praiair dog is alert and near their burrow

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.

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

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