Golden mantled ground squirrel: there were many of these active and inquisitive squirrels in and around the Green River campground.
This national monument is the only place where I have seen white tailed prairie dogs. They live in much smaller groups than their black tailed relatives, so, being used to the large prairie dog towns of the latter, when I first saw this one poking its head out from under a rock I assumed it was a ground squirrel.
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They are so cute and one is a drinker too! We have something that looks like chipmunks but larger. We call them ground squirrels. A mom had 9 (we counted) babies this spring. We don’t have perennial garden any longer! I’m thinking about putting some kind of little house out there. It’s more of a ground squirrel playground and habitat now!
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