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The image shows a Marmot looking out of his burrow. The image was captured in the Swiss Mountains at an altitude of 1200m during autumn season.

Yellow-bellied Marmot checking out its domain at Summit Lake outside of Denver. Marmots are large rodents that live in harem colonies, found on rocky tundra. They can weigh more than 11 pounds, and be 27 inches in length. Sometimes that are called woodchucks, groundhogs, or whistle pigs (they do whistle to each other, a lot!). The Marmota flaviventris is a very intriguing creature!

The alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) on the alpine meadow, large ground-dwelling squirrel, from the genus of marmots.

Cute Marmot eating his carrots while standing on his hind legs. Blurred background. Marmot with fluffy fur sitting on a meadow. View of the landscape. Photographed on Grossglockner. close up

Une marmotte des alpes curieuse dans la montagne

A cute richardson ground squirrel, or a common manitoba prairie dog, in the grass,

Gopher on the grassy lawn is looking at the camera. Close-up

Alpine marmot on a flowery meadow in the Alps

Austria, Salzburg, Woodchuck, Standing, Alpine Marmot

In the Swiss Alps during spring, a marmot peeks out of its burrow, soaking up the sunshine in the beautiful surroundings of alpine meadows. Andrea

Alpine marmot Ground Dwelling squirrel looking up from its burrow in the mountain in the Dolomites, Alps, Italy.

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

The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as a woodchuck

A closeup of a cute brown fluffy Bobak marmot (Marmota boba) on its back feet on the grass

Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) in the Hohe Tauern National Park, the Alps mountain range, Austria, Europe

The gopher has leaned out of its hole and is looking at the camera.

Ground squirrel eating wildflowers. Close-up.

Alpine Marmot (4 years old) in front of a white background.

$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 \$

Beringian or Arctic ground squirrel. Spermophilus brunniceps. Urocitellus parryii

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