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The adorable black-tailed prairie dog Cynomys ludovicianus

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

A cute prairie dog is peeking out from their burrow

Black tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) on the look out. Canon 1D Mark III and tele.

To Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs playing in the vegetation of the prairie of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

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

Prairie Dog (Cynomys) on the Lookout in Banff

two black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) in front of the entrance of their den in the wild

$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 small terrestrial rodent, which belongs to the squirrel family, lives on the prairies and other flat open spaces in North America, from southern Canada to northern Mexico

Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus, Barcelona zoo, Spain, Europe, Sustainability,conserving the environment,Protecting biodiversity

Prairie dog found herself to eat and gnaws something carefully. Field wild animal prairie dog Cynomys ludovicianus

Prairie dogs (genus Cynomys), which are ground squirrels native to the grasslands of North America, looking out of their burrow.

Black-tajled prairie dog living with family

Cute Prairie dog (Genus Cynomys) near a hole in the ground. They are herbivorous burrowing rodents native to the grasslands of North America.

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

Family of black-tailed prairie dogs, Cynomys ludovicianus, sitting outside of their den. Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA.

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