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[[Image:Prairie_dogs.jpg|thumb|250px|Prairie dogs at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota]] | [[Image:Prairie_dogs.jpg|thumb|250px|Prairie dogs at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota]] | ||
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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| + | *[http://www.desertusa.com/dec96/du_pdogs.html Information on prairie dogs] | ||
[[Category:Rodents]] | [[Category:Rodents]] | ||
Revision as of 11:45, February 27, 2009
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.