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A curious ground squirrel (Spermophilus undulatus) looks out of the hole. The valley of the river Chuya, Alta, Siberia, Russiai.

Beringian or Arctic ground squirrel. Spermophilus brunniceps. Urocitellus parryii

Cute pair of fluffy marmots snacking healthy apples

European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus) in natural habitat

Close-up of a groundhog, Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan.

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

$A series of Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel\n photographs from different places and from different time periods$

Black-tailed priarie dogs seen at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, USA

European gopher is looking at camera on the lawn. Close-up. Portrait of a rodent.

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

European ground squirrel souslik Spermophilus citellus in the grass.

golden mantled ground squirrel in Yellowstone National Park

Prairie Dog emerging from frost covered burrow

European sperm (spermophilus) in grasslands, Burgenland, Austria,

Squirrel stretching out of hole to sniff food

The Olympic Marmot (Marmota olympus) is a large member of the squirrel family that lives only on the Olympic Penninsula of Washington State. This marmot is standing and looking out from its burrow on Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, Washington State, USA.

Side view of a mountain marmot ( Murmeltier) in the Swiss Alps, during summer. The animal is sitting on the entrance of his nest. Wildlife picture, Mountains around Arosa, Switzerland. Copy space.

Closeup of a Hoary Marmot standing in a grassy meadow .Only his upper body is showing above the lush green grass.

Alpine Marmot, Animal Hair, Animal Wildlife, Animals In The Wild

Amazing landscape of Mount Rainier National Park in summer season, Washington - USA

Cape Ground Squirrel, Xerus inauris, against 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 \$

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