Prairie dog Rodent of the school family, that ranges from the West United States and North Mexico. Having a heavy body, short tailed with a small round face. Including a tail they measure 12 to 15in. long, their fur is short and course. Prairie dogs ( get their name for the barking cries) .

3 species of white tailed prairie dogs that inhabit the the Rocky Mountains. The black tailed variety is found on the Great Plains, where they live in a elaborate burrows grouped in colonies or towns.

The entrances are funneled shaped, which serve to keep out water and act as a lookout post. Rattlesnakes and burrowing owls are sometimes found in the burrows. Prairie dog pound's were formally much more common than they are now, living on

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vegetation they were considered a pest to farmers being destructive to food crops.

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