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Alert prairie dog standing on its hind legs at Bad Lands NP

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

$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 \$

Prairie Dog (Cynomys) on the Lookout in Banff

Ground squirrel in Wichita Mountains Wildlife refuge

Summer time Prarie Dog view in the badlands going into her home

A cute prairie dog is peeking out from their burrow

Prairie Dog peeking its head out of its hole in bright morning light in the middle of an open field

Close-up of a European ground squirrel standing on its hind legs in green grass. High quality photo

White-tailed prairie dog facing toward camera

Ground squirrel on grass. Small rodent foraging and moving in natural habitat. Wildlife nature, animal behavior outdoor scene captured in high resolution. Ground squirrel in natural habitat

This prairie dog is squeeking and has it's mouth open

This is a royalty free stock photograph of a black tailed prairie dog peeking out of his mound in the Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA. Photographed in spring time with a Nikon D800 DSLR camera.

As heat waves rise, a Gunnison prairie dog nibbles plants among the sagebrush covered hills along the Tomichi Creek, just outside Gunnison, Colorado. Their population has dropped 98 to 99 percent across their historic range.

Cute Prairy dog stands at attention watching for predators

Adorable prairie dog digging a hold on the grasslands.

Black-tipped Prairie Dog eating grass in field

This prairie dog, called the 13 stripes ground squirrel, is by the hole to it's burrow

Newborn, black-tailed prairie dogs playing in the Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA.

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