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A prairie dog peeking out of its burrow at Caprock Canyons State Park in Texas.

To Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs playing in the vegetation of the prairie of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

A closeup of a lush hayfield in the summer weather in Kanha National Park, India

gopher eating lettuce in a zoo enclosure

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

Wild prairie dog in Badlands National Park in South Dakota.

Ground Squirrel at Etosha National Park in Kunene Region, Namibia

A prairie dog family keeps watch in all directions from on top of its burrow

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

Ground squirrel in Wichita Mountains Wildlife refuge

Three ground squirrels in the Kalahari desert

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

$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 cute prairie dog is peeking out from their burrow

Cute Prairie dog standing and alert near to its burrow

A prairie-dog having a snack in kırşehir turkey

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

Twee ground squirrels outside their nest

Image of little plump marmots walking on the lawn

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

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