Black-tailed prairie dog
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Cynomys ludovicianus
Sentries
Prairie dog sentries stand upright and bark a warning to others if danger approaches.
"Town" entrances
The prairie dog "town" exists mostly below ground. This complex burrow system features many different rooms including food storage areas and sleeping rooms.
Habitat/Range
Prairies of North America
Wild Diet
Grasses and Roots
Predators
Hawks, Snakes, Black-footed ferrets, and Humans
Reproduction
Three to 5 pups are born after a gestation of one month. They are born deaf, blind, and hairless but are watched by the "town". Prairie dogs are mature at one year and live for 3 to 5 years.
Conservation
STABLE
But ranchers are making numbers decline
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