{"id":1276,"date":"2011-01-31T22:30:24","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T22:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/groundhog-or-prairiedog\/"},"modified":"2011-01-31T22:30:24","modified_gmt":"2011-01-31T22:30:24","slug":"groundhog-or-prairiedog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/groundhog-or-prairiedog\/","title":{"rendered":"Groundhog or Prairiedog?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2177\">In our search for stunning shots of Mr. Phil and his shadow, we also found a ton of photos of his Prairie Dog cousins. What&#8217;s the difference?Groundhogs are much larger than Prairiedogs, growing up to 26 inches. They also have more rugged claws and muscled forearms that allow them to dig deeper than Prairiedogs and survive in more hilly, mountainous terrains. With this year&#8217;s already brutal winter, let&#8217;s hope for a cloudy day tomorrow to keep Phil outside and spring nearby! Help us celebrate with these 18 shots of Phil and his flat-terrained relatives!<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-209418\/stock-photo-lone-prairie-dog\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/01\/5ac3b-bigstock_lone_prairie_dog_2094181.jpg\" alt=\"Lone Prairie Dog\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lone Prairie Dog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2183\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/IamCDN\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9IamCDN<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-3912434\/stock-photo-groundhog\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/01\/571ca-bigstock_groundhog_3912434.jpg\" alt=\"Groundhog\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Groundhog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2192\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/peterwey\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9peterwey<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-187304\/stock-photo-keep-eating\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/f32da-bigstock_keep_eating_187304.jpg\" alt=\"Keep Eating\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keep Eating<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2199\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/cmarin\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9cmarin<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 551px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-6725749\/stock-vector-groundhog-day\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/01\/2e4c6-bigstock_groundhog_day_6725749.jpg\" alt=\"Groundhog Day\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Groundhog Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2206\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/Dazdraperma\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9Dazdraperma<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-388799\/stock-photo-prairie-dog\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/e305b-bigstock_prairie_dog_388799.jpg\" alt=\"Prairie Dog\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prairie Dog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2213\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/Rogertikkitavi\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9Rogertikkitavi<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-4588639\/stock-photo-prairie-dog-chewing-food\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/d1d4b-bigstock_prairie_dog_chewing_food_4588639.jpg\" alt=\"Prairie Dog\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prairie Dog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2220\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/buso23\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9buso23<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-1990034\/stock-photo-prairie-dog-kiss\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/fb260-bigstock_prairie_dog_kiss_1990034.jpg\" alt=\"Prairie Dogs Kissing\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prairie Dogs Kissing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2227\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/MichaelRiggs\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9MichaelRiggs<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-7490693\/stock-photo-black-tailed-prairie-dog\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/01\/99e68-bigstock_black-tailed_prairie_dog_7490693.jpg\" alt=\"Black Tailed Prairie Dog\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Tailed Prairie Dog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2234\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/gnagel\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9gnagel<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-11460323\/stock-vector-groundhog-emerges-from-his-hole\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/085ae-bigstock_groundhog_emerges_from_his_ho_11460323.jpg\" alt=\"Groundhog Breaks Gound\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Groundhog Breaks Gound<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2241\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/Lafleur312\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9Lafleur312<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-1948269\/stock-photo-groundhog\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/01\/422be-bigstock_groundhog_1948269.jpg\" alt=\"Groundhog\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Groundhog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2248\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/McIninch\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9McIninch<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-6715286\/stock-photo-groundhog-in-his-natural-habitat\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/ea09d-bigstock_groundhog_in_his_natural_habit_6715286.jpg\" alt=\"Groundhog\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Groundhog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2255\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/Smileus\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9Smileus<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-1564367\/stock-photo-prairie-dog\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/01\/1854f-bigstock_prairie_dog_1564367.jpg\" alt=\"Prairie Dog\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prairie Dog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2262\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/RainbowSpirit\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9RainbowSpirit<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-12337958\/stock-vector-groundhog\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/01\/4d7f9-bigstock_groundhog_12337958.jpg\" alt=\"Groundhog\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Groundhog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2269\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/yayayoyo\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9yayayoyo<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 367px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-3248216\/stock-photo-prairie-dogs-on-rock\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/009ab-bigstock_prairie_dogs_on_rock_3248216.jpg\" alt=\"Prairie Dogs\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prairie Dogs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2276\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/Jaren%20Wicklund\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9Jaren Wicklund<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-2783637\/stock-photo-prairie-dog\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/e2f9e-bigstock_prairie_dog_2783637.jpg\" alt=\"Prairie Dog\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prairie Dog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2283\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/alverdissen\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9alverdissen<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-2364534\/stock-photo-groundhog-sitting\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/666a8-bigstock_groundhog_sitting_2364534.jpg\" alt=\"Groundhog\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Groundhog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2290\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/McIninch\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9McIninch<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-2783656\/stock-photo-prairie-dog\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/01\/2bd10-bigstock_prairie_dog_2783656.jpg\" alt=\"Prairie Dog\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prairie Dog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_24_1437755566801_2297\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/%20alverdissen\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9 alverdissen<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-5545933\/stock-photo-groundhog\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/d4f84-bigstock_groundhog_5545933.jpg\" alt=\"Groundhog\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Groundhog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/photographer\/%20%20Aubrey%20Huggins\">\u00a9 Aubrey Huggins<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED 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What&#8217;s the difference?Groundhogs are much larger than Prairiedogs, growing up to 26 inches. They also have more rugged claws and muscled forearms that allow them to dig deeper than Prairiedogs and&hellip;<\/p>\n<a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\" https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/groundhog-or-prairiedog\/ \">Read More<\/a>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","col-sm-6"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcS8aA-kA","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1276\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}