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

Baby prairie dog also known as genus cynomys feeding at its lair

European ground squirrel standing in the field. Spermophilus citellus wildlife scene from nature. European souslik on meadow.

Adorable prairie dog standing on hind legs on a dirt ground in a natural setting.

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

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

Prairie Dog (Cynomys) on the Lookout in Banff

Wildlife image of a prairie dog munching food while sitting upright. Ideal for rodent biology content, zoo photography collections, and cute animal themes.

A Black-Tailed Prairie Dog scans the environment on the prairie of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Portrait of a curious little chipmunk foraging for food on a sandy ground outdoors on a sunny day

A cute prairie dog pup stands on earthy ground, showcasing its fluffy fur and curious expression.

A close up view of a gopher in a grass hole.

An adult prairie dog, most likely the mother, poses at den entrance with five pups. Cautious animals, prairie dogs are rarely far from the safety of the den.

Three prairie dogs coming up from from their home in the earth surrounded by grass.

Newly born, black-tailed prairie dogs just came out from their burrows in the Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA.

Closeup of a groundhog eating sunflower seeds in the grass

The black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) is a rodent of the family Sciuridae found in the Great Plains of North America from about the United States-Canada border to the United States-Mexico border.

Two european ground squirrels standing in the field. Spermophilus citellus wildlife scene from nature. Two european sousliks eating on meadow.

A cute prairie dog is peeking out from their burrow

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.

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Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) small nimble cheerful sociable animal. Nature background

gopher eating lettuce in a zoo enclosure

Black-tajled prairie dog living with family

$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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