Prairie Marmot, or Praire 'Dog' ( Cynomys sp. ). A herbivorous burrowing ground squirrel native to grasslands of North America.

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Prairie Marmot, or Praire 'Dog' ( Cynomys sp. ). A herbivorous burrowing ground squirrel native to grasslands of North America. Here threatening and pursuing another. Zoological Society of East Anglia, Banham Zoo, Norfolk.

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