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

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

A cute prairie dog is peeking out from their burrow

Cute Prairie dog standing and alert near to its burrow

Prairie Dog peeking its head out of its hole in bright morning light in the middle of an open field

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

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

Prairie dog (gopher) coming out of his hole early in the spring

Prairie Dog (Cynomys) on the Lookout in Banff

Shaggy head of a groundhog sticking out of a mink

$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 \$

Wild prairie dog in Badlands National Park in South Dakota.

Wild prairie dogs in the beautiful grasslands of Custer State Park in South Dakota USA

Adorable prairie dog digging a hold on the grasslands.

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

This prairie dog, called the 13 stripes ground squirrel, is by the hole to it's burrow

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

Prairie dogs eat while scanning their surroundings in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Prairie dogs greeting each other. Pueblo Reservoir. Canon T5 camera on 7/14/17.

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