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Barking out an alarm call, a black-tailed prairie dog stays close to his underground burrow in Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood, Colorado.

The Black-tailed Prairie Dog, with its distinctive black-tipped tail and sandy fur, was spotted standing alert near its burrow. This photo captures its curious presence in a grassland habitat.

Prairie dog asitting beside its burrow looking out for danger. A dark vignette concentrates the eye on the animal.

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

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

Cute Prairie dog standing and alert near to its burrow

$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 \$

This detailed prairie dog photo highlights its natural behavior and habitat design. Great for use in children’s books, zoo exhibit visuals, or prairie wildlife education.

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

Tw Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs stand at alert to danger of the prairie of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Black-tajled prairie dog living with family

This small terrestrial rodent, which belongs to the squirrel family, lives on the prairies and other flat open spaces in North America, from southern Canada to northern Mexico

Newly born, black-tailed prairie dogs just came out from their burrows in the Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA.

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

Arizona black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)

Family of black-tailed prairie dogs, Cynomys ludovicianus, sitting outside of their den. Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA.

Terrific black tailed prairie dog up close and personal on a fallen log.

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.

Ground squirrel in Wichita Mountains Wildlife refuge

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

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