They also feature listening posts near exits, so animals can safely keep tabs on the movements of predators outside. Prairie dogs spend a lot of time building and rebuilding these dwellings.

This animal's long slender body, like that of a weasel, enables it to crawl in and out of the holes and dwellings of its primary prey—the prairie dog. Though black-footed ferrets sometimes eat ...

Prairie dogs collaborate on collecting food, groom each other, and are often observed affectionately hugging and playing. They also have what is believed by many to be the most sophisticated language ...

It’s that time of year again. It’s almost time to start feeding the Gunnison’s prairie dogs in Santa Fe. Between October and April, you may not see the Gunnison’s prairie dogs, but they ...

The film discusses the concept of camouflage and protective resemblance in animals, highlighting how their colors, patterns, and shapes help them blend into their environments to avoid predators.

“The two species sometimes hunt prairie dogs and ground squirrels together using their complimentary hunting skills,” Balunek writes in a story map summarizing her ongoing research. “Specifically, the ...

I love the prairie dogs at Teddy Roosevelt National Park. Those cute little animals stand alert and zip down the hole whenever there’s a threat. Kind of reminds me of our Congress people.