Imagine a bustling city hidden beneath the grasslands, teeming with life, communication, and intricate architecture—yet ...

Imagine standing on a sun-drenched grassland, the air buzzing with life, when suddenly a chorus of high-pitched chirps erupts ...

At first glance, wide-open fields may look like just another stretch of Utah's vast landscape. But look a little closer, and ...

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 ...

Drastic die-offs spell big trouble not only for the prairie dogs, but also for the wide variety of animals that depend on them as a critical food source, including eagles, hawks, falcons, badgers, ...

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 ...

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.