Prairie dogs live in underground burrows, extensive warrens of tunnels and chambers marked by many mounds of packed earth at their surface entrances. Burrows have defined nurseries, sleeping ...

The prairie dog caught in Trap 69 was angry. And who could blame her? After waking up in her burrow on a mid-September morning, she’d waddled innocently outside for a breakfast of mini ...

Prairie dogs aren't federally recognized as endangered. But activists are working to conserve them, launching a wide range of ...

Soon, they came running back to tell us what they had discovered. Prairie dogs are interesting little critters that establish complex burrowing systems called Prairie Dog Towns. We were delighted to ...

The black-tailed prairie dog is an intelligent, sociable rodent that's a keystone species in the prairie ecosystem it calls home. This precocious little mammal is perfectly suited to its environment, ...

This animal's long slender body, like that of a weasel, enables it to crawl in and out of the holes and dwellings of its primary prey—the prairie dog. Though black-footed ferrets sometimes eat ...

It’s that time of year again. It’s almost time to start feeding the Gunnison’s prairie dogs in Santa Fe. Between October and April, you may not see the Gunnison’s prairie dogs, but they ...

The diminutive prairie dog plays an outsized role in the prairie ecosystem. As vital prey for some species and habitat creators for others through their complex system of burrows, they support ...

The City of Lawton has continued its efforts to relocate prairie dogs from Elmer Thomas Park to the Salt Plains National ...

I love the prairie dogs at Teddy Roosevelt National Park. Those cute little animals stand alert and zip down the hole whenever there’s a threat. Kind of reminds me of our Congress people.

One of Balunek’s most recent videos, which she shared Friday, shows the two critters hunting prairie dogs together at a rock pile in northeastern Colorado. The coyote stands guard at the rock pile, ...

Children's show. Set against the stunning backdrop of North America's prairies, every episode tells a story of adventure as the little prairie dogs explore the world around them ...