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

Close up Prairie Dog peeking out of burrow hole in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, small rodent on guard looking out for predators, colony watcher, grassland wildlife, wild animal

A cute prairie dog is peeking out from their burrow

gopher with mouth open in a zoo enclosure

This image shows a close up view of a prairie dog hiding in it's burrow and eating.

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

The Prairie Dog (latin name Cynomys ludovicianus) on the ground. Rodent animal coming from Africa.

$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 \$

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

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

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

A prairie dog relaxes and enjoys the sun.

A Black-Tailed Prairie Dog flattens out on the ground, alert for predators on the prairie of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

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.

Cute but overweight prairie dog sitting in a hole he dug.

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

black tailed prairie dog with green grass and a hole , close up image

Picture shows a cute prairie dog on sand.

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

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