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Prairie dogs taken in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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

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

$Prairie Dogs are generally characterized by small ears, large round eyes, strong teeth, and a pair of front legs with sharp and strong nails. It is responsible for digging up the soil for food and digging burrows for living. It goes out in the daytime for food which eats both plants and animals such as grasses, vegetables, seeds, and insects and worms.\n\n has a golden brown hair color The tip of the tail is black. The tail is 3-4 inches long, the feet are cream colored, the body is round and fat, when fully grown, weighs about 1-2 kg.\n\n Prairie Dogs are rodents in the same family as squirrels. But it does not live and make a living on trees like other squirrels. But they will find food and nest by digging burrows in the ground, plains and open ground.$

May I have this Dance. Pair of prairie dogs holding hands

Black-tailed prairie dog pokes its head from a underground burrow

Groundhog at Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge

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

White-tailed Prairie Dog (cynomys leucurus)

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.

Group of prairie dogs standing uprightFor more pictures of

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

A black-tailed prairie dog stands alert at its burrow at sunset in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan.

$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 prairie dog is seen standing next to it's burrow keeping an watchful eye on it's surroundings. This is a scene from the Badlands National Park.

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

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

Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Eating/Feeding on Grass in Meadow

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

Medium size rodent that lives in underground colonies

Little cute prairie dog standing on white background.

A prairie dog checking out its surroundings

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