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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

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

$A series of Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel\n photographs from different places and from different time periods$

A cute prairie dog is peeking out from their burrow

Meet the diligent guardian of the prairie as a watchful prairie dog stands proudly in front of its burrow. With a keen eye and alert posture, the prairie dog ensures the safety of its underground home and colony. Captured amidst the sprawling expanse of the prairie landscape, this photograph offers a glimpse into the industrious and communal life of these charismatic rodents, whose burrows dot the vast grasslands of their habitat.

Cute little squirrel looking for food in park, on the ground in public park in Taipei, Taiwan

A prairie-dog having a snack in kırşehir turkey

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

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

$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 \$

European ground squirrel is watching in the grass in summer.

Cape Ground Squirrel, South African ground squirrel, Geosciurus inauris. Portrait. Vertical photo

Three ground squirrels in the Kalahari desert

Top view of 2 Prairie dogs lay down on ground

Ground Squirrel at Etosha National Park in Kunene Region, Namibia

African ground squirrel, striped squirrel, big squirrel, wild animal on green grass standing on hind legs while eating.

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

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

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

Closeup of a groundhog carefully coming out from his hole

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

Animal close-up photography. Ground squirrels bserve the surroundings.

Twee ground squirrels outside their nest

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