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2. Prairie dog - Wikipedia

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   Prairie dog tunnel systems channel rainwater into the water table, which prevents runoff and erosion, and can also change the composition of the soil in a region by reversing soil compaction that can result from cattle grazing. Prairie dog burrows are 5–10 m (16–33 ft) long and 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft) below the ground. [20]

3. List of mammals of Colorado - Wikipedia

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   Gunnison's prairie dog, Cynomys gunnisoni; White-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys leucurus; Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus; Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus; Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictodomys tridecemlineatus; Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris; Cliff chipmunk, Neotamias dorsalis; Least chipmunk ...

4. White-tailed prairie dog - Wikipedia

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   White-tailed prairie dog, standing in vegetation. The white-tailed prairie dog is tan-brown in color, with large eyes and a dark patch on their cheeks above and below each eye. [4] This prairie dog species weighs between 28–53 oz (790–1,500 g), while having a length between 12–16 in (30–41 cm). [5]

5. Why Prairie Dogs “Jump Yip” - AOL

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   Prairie dogs aren’t dogs at all but are actually a species of ground squirrels. They are cousins of the squirrels we find in our backyards. Prairie dogs live in big social groups called prairie ...

6. Soapstone Prairie Natural Area - Wikipedia

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   The natural habitat of eastern Colorado was the shortgrass prairie. Over the past 150 years, much of the land was used for agriculture. Of the 40% of the remaining shortgrass prairie, much of it is degraded and fragmented due to neighboring cities, towns, and farms. [2] The area has thriving prairie dog colonies. [3]

7. Black-tailed prairie dog - Wikipedia

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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 about the United States–Canada border to the United States–Mexico border. [3] Unlike some other prairie dogs, these animals do not truly hibernate. The black-tailed prairie dog can be seen ...