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Red Squirrel (Sciurus Vulgaris) in deep snow, winter in England

Groundhog Woodchuck Foraging for Food Among Shrubs in New Hampshire

A prairie dog is eating slice of carrot with front paws on a grassy lawn.

Viscacia rodent live in Andes mountains, Bolivia. Lagidium viscacha.

A prairie dog is alert near the burrow in it's habitat

Red squirrel on the snow taken in Kyiv, Ukraine, in winter

A closeup of a cute groundhog in a hole outdoors

Squirrels looking at each other in the green grass. Anatolian Souslik-Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus xanthoprymnus

Cute little squirrel looking for food in park, on the ground in public park in Taipei, Taiwan

Marmot Sunning Itself On Granite Rock in Kings Canyon National Park

A prairie dog crouches in the prairie grass in Badlands National Park, South Dakota.

An attractive young couple spending time at an animal sanctuary

Rock hyraxes sunbathing in early morning

American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) known as the pine squirrel, North American red squirrel and chickaree.

European bison in the nature reserve park

Chipmunk in a sunny day. Living among the rocks and stones of the fences. Hornos de Cal de la Guirra, La Guirra Beach, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain.

$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 \$

American bison cow and young calf that is part of a domesticated herd on a ranch in Central Oregon

African Penguin in a nest, Spheniscus demersus, selective focus on head

Prairie Dogs at Devil's Tower National Park

A chipmunk paying close attention to the fuchsia flower.

Buffalo herd looks for food after long march on their way to Lamar Valley in Yellowstone.

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