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Prairie dogs are named for their habitat and warning call, which sounds similar to a dog's bark. The name was in use at least as early as 1774. [5] The 1804 journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition note that in September 1804, they "discovered a Village of an animal the French Call the Prairie Dog". [6]
Ground squirrels are rodents of the squirrel family that generally live on the ground or in burrows, rather than in trees like the tree squirrels.The term is most often used for the medium-sized ground squirrels, as 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 be known as chipmunks (genus ...
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 ...
The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers. Sometimes a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for ...
The slightly smaller and more social prairie dog is not classified in the genus Marmota, but in the related genus Cynomys. Marmots typically live in burrows (often within rockpiles, particularly in the case of the yellow-bellied marmot ), and hibernate there through the winter.
Prairie dogs are gaining popularity as pets, but before you embark on getting your own, keep in mind that the creatures to not have a long history of domestication like dogs or even other rodents ...
Funds raised from this unique campaign help support the care of the black-tailed prairie dogs and the many other species of animals at the zoo. The zoo opens for the season on May 1. For more ...
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]