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    recognized species of prairie dog: black-tailed, white-tailed, Gunnison's, Utah, and Mexican prairie dogs. In Mexico, prairie dogs are found primarily...
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    The black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) is a rodent of the family Sciuridae (the squirrels) found in the Great Plains of North America from...
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    The Mexican prairie dog (Cynomys mexicanus) is a diurnal burrowing rodent native to north-central Mexico. Treatment as an agricultural pest has led to...
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    The Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens) is the smallest species of prairie dog endemic to the south-central steppes of the American state of Utah. The...
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    Gunnison's prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) is one of five species of prairie dog. This species belongs to the squirrel family of rodents, and are predominantly...
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    The white-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys leucurus) is found in western Wyoming and western Colorado with small areas in eastern Utah and southern Montana...
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  • prairie dog is a rodent native to North America. Prairie dog may also refer to: Black-tailed prairie dog Gunnison's prairie dog Mexican prairie dog Utah...
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  • Gopher is a viral Internet video. The video is a 5-second clip of a prairie dog (erroneously referred to as a chipmunk) turning its head while the camera...
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  • Prairie Dog Township may refer to one of the following places in the United States: Prairie Dog Township, Decatur County, Kansas Prairie Dog Township,...
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    Black-footed ferret (category Prairies)
    Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), also known as the American polecat or prairie dog hunter, is a species of mustelid native to central North America. The...
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    Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River (from Comanche Kecheahquehono 'Prairie Dog Town River') is a sandy-braided stream about 120 mi (193 km) long, formed at...
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    the larger ones are more commonly known as marmots (genus Marmota) or prairie dogs, while the smaller and less bushy-tailed ground squirrels tend to...
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    The shortgrass prairie was once filled with huge herds of free-ranging bison and pronghorn. The prairie also teemed with large prairie dog colonies, deer...
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    family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squirrels are indigenous to...
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  • Big Prairie Dog Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Big Prairie Dog Creek was named after the prairie dog native to the area. List of...
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    America and the Eurasian Steppe. The slightly smaller and more social prairie dog is not classified in the genus Marmota, but in the related genus Cynomys...
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    Coastal prairie Dust Bowl Field Flooded grasslands and savannas Flood-meadow Grassland Heath Meadow Outback Pampas Pasture Plain Prairie dog Prairie madness...
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  • Prairie Dog Township, Kansas may refer to one of the following townships: Prairie Dog Township, Decatur County, Kansas Prairie Dog Township, Sheridan County...
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    pronghorn prefer to graze near prairie dog colonies due to the increased nutritional quality of forage. Extirpation of prairie dogs can also contribute to...
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    Buck Creek and Prairie Dog Town Fork, in Harmon County, Oklahoma. Specialists have debated whether the North Fork or the Prairie Dog Town Fork is the...
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    canyon in the United States. This colorful canyon was carved by the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River, a tributary of the Red River. North of Amarillo...
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    bison and black tailed prairie dogs. These animals are grazers that keep vegetation short. Plovers like to nest among prairie dog colonies because the foraging...
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    more like holes in the animal's head. Behavior is more like that of a prairie dog than a typical ground squirrel. The tail is constantly trembling, so...
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    America, the prairie dog is an ecosystem engineer. Prairie dog burrows provide the nesting areas for mountain plovers and burrowing owls. Prairie dog tunnel...
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    The Battle of Prairie Dog Creek, also known as the Skirmish at Tongue River Heights, or the Battle of the Tongue River (1876), part of the Great Sioux...
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  • Prairie Dog is the eighth album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, and his second for the Atlantic label, recorded in 1966. The Allmusic review...
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    census. Greycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park is located at the east edge of town. Visitors can view the local black-tailed prairie dog community and their...
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     saturatus) Cynomys (prairie dogs) Gunnison's prairie dog (C. gunnisoni)  White-tailed prairie dog (C. leucurus)  Black-tailed prairie dog (C. ludovicianus) ...
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  • played an important role in returning a steam train now known as the Prairie Dog Central into service in the Winnipeg area. Mr. Leonard Claydon acquired...
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    The Prairie Dog Central Railway is a heritage railway just outside Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Regular trips are every Saturday, Sunday and Holiday Monday...
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