Research Paper On Prairie Dogs

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The prairie dog has a very advanced home. The prairie dog is a small rabbit-sized rodent.
Prairie dogs are small rabbit-sized rodents that live in grasslands in North America. They live in underground burrows, large tunnels, and chambers marked by mounds of dirt by their entrances. Burrows also have nurseries, toilets, sleeping quarters, and they even have listening posts. Prairie dogs are pretty advanced, for an animal. Prairie dogs live in large colonies, in underground burrows in grasslands in North America. The black-tailed prairie dog is a member of the squirrel family. Adult prairie dogs weigh from 2 to 4 lbs. Prairie dogs are 12-15 in. tall. The black tailed prairie dogs have a yellowish to reddish brown fur on its back and sides,

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