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A '''prairie dog''' is a small burrowing [[mammal]] common to the [[grassland]]s of [[North America]].  The prairie dog is a [[rodent]] and a member of the Sciuridae ([[squirrel]]) family.  Prairie dogs are so named because of their doglike bark and are mostly found west of the [[Mississippi River]]. Their bark is a warning signal to other prairie dogs in the colony.
 
A '''prairie dog''' is a small burrowing [[mammal]] common to the [[grassland]]s of [[North America]].  The prairie dog is a [[rodent]] and a member of the Sciuridae ([[squirrel]]) family.  Prairie dogs are so named because of their doglike bark and are mostly found west of the [[Mississippi River]]. Their bark is a warning signal to other prairie dogs in the colony.
  
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* [[Rodent]]
 
* [[Rodent]]
 
* [[Hunting]] with:
 
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[[Category:Hunting]]
 
[[Category:Hunting]]
  
==External Links==
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==External links==
 
*[http://www.desertusa.com/dec96/du_pdogs.html Information on prairie dogs]
 
*[http://www.desertusa.com/dec96/du_pdogs.html Information on prairie dogs]
  
 
[[Category:Rodents]]
 
[[Category:Rodents]]

Revision as of 23:12, June 24, 2016

Prairie dogs at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

A prairie dog is a small burrowing mammal common to the grasslands of North America. The prairie dog is a rodent and a member of the Sciuridae (squirrel) family. Prairie dogs are so named because of their doglike bark and are mostly found west of the Mississippi River. Their bark is a warning signal to other prairie dogs in the colony.

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