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	Prairie Dog \| Animal Facts \| Chaffee Zoological Gardens of Fresno (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Prairie dogs are large ground squirrels which live together in highly organized societies.
		Prairie dog "towns" are divided into male territories called "coteries" (coterie [french]: a feudal tenant organization).
		Prairie dogs are considered threatened due to loss of habitat to agriculture and poisoning.
	www.chaffeezoo.org /animals/prairieDog.html (341 words)

	Encyclopedia: Prairie dog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Prairie dogs are highly social animals which live in large towns formed by single families of one male and 2 to 4 females.
		The mass killing of the prairie dog lead to the near extinction of the fl-footed ferret, which eats the prairie dog and the burrowing owl, who needs their burrows for nesting.
		Prairie Dogs are the most social members of the Squirrel Family and are closely related to ground squirrels, chipmunks and marmots.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Prairie-dog (1676 words)

	AllRefer.com - prairie dog (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		prairie dog, short-tailed, ground-living rodent, genus Cynomys, of the squirrel family, closely related to the ground squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots.
		Prairie dog towns were formerly much more common and extensive than now; some towns on the plains encompassed millions of individuals.
		Prairie dogs are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Rodentia, family Sciuridae.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/prairied.html (400 words)

	Prairie Dogs @ nationalgeographic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Prairie dogs are burrowing rodents that live in the grasslands of western North America.
		Prairie dogs are actually related to squirrels: early explorers thought their alarm calls sounded like a dog’s bark, hence their name.
		The Mexican prairie dog is endangered, and the Utah prairie dog is threatened.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /features/98/burrow/pdog.html (409 words)

	Prairie Dog Printout- EnchantedLearning.com
		Prairie dogs live in short-grass prairies and mountain plains of the western USA and Mexico.
		Black-tailed prairie dogs live in large groups with a complex of burrows (called "towns", which are subdivided into smaller "wards"); white-tailed prairie dogs live in smaller groups in scattered burrows.
		Prairie dogs are hunted by many animals, including fl-footed ferrets, wolves, dogs, coyotes, bobcats, foxes and some people.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/mammals/rodent/Prairiedogprintout.shtml (318 words)

	Prairie Dogs - DesertUSA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Prairie Dog tails are generally short and bushy, but vary considerably in length and color between species.
		Prairie Dogs' eyes, which are positioned on the sides of the head, appear to be adapted for detecting movement over a wide arc; this allows the detection of predators with greater success.
		Prairie Dogs are very susceptible to bubonic plague, acquiring it from fleas infected with plague bacteria.
	www.desertusa.com /dec96/du_pdogs.html (1287 words)

	PRAIRIE DOG MANAGEMENT IN SOUTH DAKOTA
		Prairie dogs and their communities are important components of North America’s mid- to short-grass prairie and desert grassland ecosystems.
		Prairie dogs are also addressed in SDCL 34A-8-7, which directs the state to provide for control of prairie dogs encroaching from federal lands.
		While prairie dogs appear to be able to maintain their own habitat in short and mixed grass communities, some evidence exists that decreased grazing pressure can disfavor prairie dogs in tall grass communities.
	www.state.sd.us /doa/das/pd_mngt.htm (3870 words)

	Blacktail Prairie Dog
		The surface is 28,000 acres of a complex mix of prairie grasses and ponderosa pine forest ecosystems.
		A typical prairie dog town consists of groups of prairie dogs that occupy and protect small areas within the town.
		The prairie dogs pack a conical mound of soil around the entrance of the main burrow to serve as a lookout post and as protection against flooding.
	www.nps.gov /wica/Prairie_Dog.htm (903 words)

	NatureWorks - Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The fl-tailed prairie dog is a member of the squirrel family and is closely related to the ground squirrel.
		Prairie dogs don't hibernate, but when the winter weather is extremely cold or snowy they may go into a light hibernation-like sleep and stay in their burrows for a few days.
		A prairie dog town is separated into smaller neighborhoods and the neighborhoods are divided into smaller family groups.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/blacktailedpraire.htm (604 words)

	Prairie Dog Communication (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Slobodchikoff says the prairie dog’s reputation as a pest is exaggerated, and its potential contribution to research underestimated.
		Prairie dogs are preyedupon by coyotes, foxes, badgers, golden eagles, red-tailed hawks, ferruginous hawks, harriers,fl-footed ferrets, domestic dogs, domestic cats, rattlesnakes, and gopher snakes.
		When a prairie dog detects a predator, he or she emits a call that alerts other prairie dogs to the presence of danger.
	www.prairiedog.info /Prairie_Dog_Communication.htm (2350 words)

	Prairie Dog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Typically, prairie dogs survive three to four years in the wild, although they have been known to reach eight years in captivity.
		Prairie dogs weigh 2 to 3 pounds and measure 12 to 15 inches in length with a 3- to 4-inch tail.
		Prairie dogs are found in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND; Badlands National Park, SD; Wind Cave National Park, SD; Devils Tower National Monument, WY.
	www.npca.org /wildlife_protection/wildlife_facts/prairiedog.asp (242 words)

	Prairie Dogs in South Dakota
		Prairie dog shooting is prohibited from March 1 through June 14 on public lands generally open to hunting in South Dakota.
		Prairie dog shooters should be sure of their targets before shooting to avoid injuring or killing nontarget species.
		Prairie dog colonies are dynamic natural systems and will increase or decrease in size depending on a number of natural and/or human caused factors.
	www.sdgfp.info /Wildlife/hunting/PrairieDog.htm (1057 words)

	Prairie Dogs - Animal Defense League of Arizona
		ADLA is a member of the Prairie Dog Coalition, whose mission is to protect and recover prairie dogs and prairie dog ecosystems through coordinated education, advocacy, research, land acquisition, and humane relocation operations.
		Prairie dogs are keystone species, serving as prey and providing habitat to a multitude of prairie wildlife species.
		Gunnison’s prairie dog towns are increasingly disappearing due to urban sprawl and habitat conversion to cropland, and they too must be given federal protection from these threats.
	www.adlaz.org /programs/prairiedogs (506 words)

	Prairie Dog
		The fl-tailed prairie dog is a large, burrowing, ground squirrel belonging to a group of four other prairie dog species found only in North America.
		Prairie dogs are active only during daylight hours and spend a lot of time feeding and socializing.
		Prairie dogs also use these tunnels during the winter to escape bad weather and the cold.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/distr/mammals/mammals/prairie.htm (500 words)

	Black-Tailed Prairie Dog
		Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs are medium-sized rodents, growing to reach an average length of 11-13 inches (28-33 cm), and the females are slightly smaller than the males.
		Prairie dogs are essentially vegetarians, although they have been noted to eat a small amount of insects, including grasshoppers, worms, and beetles.
		Prairie dogs are very social and will often be seen grooming one another, playing, and communicating with their barks and yips.
	www.mexicanfauna.com /prairiedog.php (752 words)

	Prairie Dogs - National Zoo\| FONZ
		Black-tailed prairie dogs are tough, social animals that live in and around burrows deep within the prairie soil.
		Prairie dogs have been exterminated because of the perceived competition with grazing cattle and bison for grasses.
		Along with the near-extermination of prairie dogs came the near-extinction of fl-footed ferrets, whose diet is primarily prairie dogs.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /animals/northamerica/facts/fact-pdog.cfm (686 words)

	Black-tailed Prairie Dog
		he prairie dog derives its common name from its stocky, terrierlike appearance and from its sharp, doglike bark, which it utters to herald danger.
		One of the most social rodent species, prairie dogs live in underground burrows, called towns, containing several thousand individuals.
		Prairie dogs are commonly preyed on by eagles, foxes and coyotes.
	mbgnet.mobot.org /sets/grasslnd/animals/pdog.htm (141 words)

	Scientist: Prairie dogs appear to have their own language
		Prairie dogs of the Gunnison's species, which Slobodchikoff has studied, speak different dialects in Grants and Taos, N.M.; Flagstaff, Ariz.; and Monarch Pass, Colo., but they would likely understand one another, the professor says.
		Prairie dog chatter is variously described by observers as a series of yips, high-pitched barks or eeks.
		Four prairie dogs in Slobodchikoff's lab were shown a great-horned owl and European ferret, two animals they had likely not seen before, if only because the owls are mostly nocturnal and this kind of ferret is foreign.
	www.casperstartribune.net /articles/2004/12/04/news/wyoming/835f726da39128a787256f5f006be02d.txt (612 words)

	Prairie Dog - Cynomys ludovicianus
		Prairie dog females can live up to 8 years, but the males only live to be 5 years.
		In the old days there was one huge prairie dog town that covered 25,000 square miles and had about 400 million prairie dogs in it.
		Now the prairie dog is still common, but there are less than 1% of the prairie dogs and their habitats left.
	www.blueplanetbiomes.org /prairie_dog.htm (617 words)

	Jesse's Prairie Dog Page
		Prairie dogs are tan rodents related to squirrels.
		The white-tailed prairie dogs are slightly smaller, and they have fl and white markings around their eyes.
		Prairie dog homes are sometimes used by other animals like the burrowing owl and the fl-footed ferret.
	www.sover.net /~barback/ot/pd.html (343 words)

	Prairie Dog - Species at Risk - Lewis and Clark - Sierra Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Black-tailed prairie dogs are underground architects, living in complex burrows.
		Like bison, prairie dogs and their colonies form a biological center of prairie life.
		The prairie dogs' digging and grass-clipping encourage the growth of nutritious native plants that feed other animals.
	www.sierraclub.org /lewisandclark/species/prairiedog.asp (345 words)

	THE PRAIRIE DOG
		Today, Black-tailed prairie dogs are found in one river valley in southern Saskatchewan (the Val Marie area) and on grasslands throughout most of western United States to New Mexico.
		The entrance to the prairie dog's burrow is surrounded by a pile of soil.
		The prairie dogs got their name from the sound that they make when danger is near.
	www.saskschools.ca /~gregory/animals/pdog.html (653 words)

	Save the Prairie Dog
		What's more, when prairie dogs suffer, many other animals suffer, too, because (1) prairie dog burrows — even in urban environments — are homes for rabbits, salamanders, snakes, and burrowing owls, to name just a few and (2) prairie dogs serve a vital prey function.
		RMAD’s Prairie Wildlife Program mission statement: RMAD protects prairie wildlife primarily by stopping the killing and injury of prairie dogs and the destruction of their homes.
		The program focuses on the fl-tailed prairie dog in Colorado and strives to serve as a model for prairie dog advocacy efforts elsewhere.
	www.prairiedogs.org (256 words)

	Prariedog. The Animal In You
		But despite its insatiable curiosity, the prairie dog is cautious about venturing into the unknown and the conflict between its homebody tendencies and restless intellect defines its personality.
		Like most insectivorous creatures, prairie dogs are wary of strangers and are anxious to turn them into allies.
		Prairie dogs derive a great deal of pleasure from nature and return the favor by stepping lightly on the land by conscientiously recycling and encouraging their community to do the same.
	www.animalinyou.com /PDog.htm (364 words)

	Prairie Dog Registry :: Prairie dogs as pets - photos
		(That's why the male prairie dogs experience agressive rut behaviour during winter, and it's best to have them neutered to prevent nasty bites to you and your family.) She is, in fact, in heat for about one hour that day.
		The prairie dog pups are always born in the Spring.
		Prairie Dogs are not cats or dogs that have been domesticated over many thousands of years.
	www.prairiedogregistry.com (1168 words)

	Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Prairie dogs don't just let any stranger into their homes, so they "kiss" and "hug" when they meet to identify each other as family!
		Prairie dogs dig tunnels as deep as fifteen feet deep, and make sure they have enough room for everyone in th family.
		An alarm call sends all of the prairie dogs into the burrow to hide until the coast is clear.
	www.pbs.org /kratts/world/na/pdogs (286 words)

	Prairie Dog Page of Roger J Wendell
		The Prairie Dog ecosystem was the center of an amazing array of plants and animals that was created by the very activity of the Prairie Dogs themselves.
		Prairie Dogs live in huge family groups called "coteries." Baby Prairie Dogs are called "pups" while their parents can be called either a boar (males) or sow (females).
		Prairie Dogs construct elaborate networks of interconnecting tunnels with multiple entrances - there are separate rooms for sleeping, nursing, storing food, and for hiding while listening to outside noises...
	www.rogerwendell.com /prairiedogs.html (898 words)

	Prairie Dog Pals
		Prairie Dog Pals of Albuquerque, New Mexico has been helping to care for prairie dogs in the city.
		To have all counties with naturally existing prairie dogs preserve areas of natural habitat for them.
		To have public lands which are leased to allow prairie dogs and other native wildlife to co-exist with humans and domestic animals.
	www.prairiedogpals.org (105 words)

	Prairie Dog Coalition Home Page
		The Prairie Dog Coalition is dedicated to the protection of prairie dogs and restoration of prairie dog ecosystems.
		We are an alliance of non-profit organizations, concerned citizens, and scientists dedicated to the protection of the prairie dogs and restoration of prairie dog ecosystems.
		Survival of the prairie dog is critical to the continued existence of the prairie ecosystem-one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world.
	www.prairiedogcoalition.org (395 words)

	Prairie Dog News
		Prairie dogs, those little pups popping in and out of holes on vacant lots and rural rangeland, are talking up a storm...
		The plan to poison and shoot prairie dogs on federal lands in South Dakota is the result of political pressure to force federal land management agencies to conform to a new state prairie dog plan, due out September 25, that calls for prairie dog eradication within one mile of any adjacent private lands.
		RMAD and other prairie dog advocates in the room were successful in getting the board to somewhat relax the overly strict guidelines proposed by staff.
	www.prairiedogs.org /news.html (1779 words)

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