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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 ]
Dogs have made 11 vertebrate species extinct and are identified as a 'potential threat' to at least 188 threatened species worldwide. [162] Dogs have also been linked to the extinction of 156 animal species. [163] Dogs have been documented to have killed a few birds of the endangered species, the kagu, in New Caledonia. [164]
The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also called painted dog and Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest wild canine in Africa, and the only extant member of the genus Lycaon , which is distinguished from Canis by dentition highly specialised for a hypercarnivorous diet and by a lack of dewclaws .
Dogs are perhaps best known for being loving and loyal, but they also have a bevy of lesser-known and quite fascinating traits. 10 incredible scientific discoveries about dogs Skip to main content
Just like humans have homes, animals also have places they live. The places where animals live are called habitats. Also, just as humans are all different and therefore live in different types of ...
The main threats include habitat loss (particularly from deforestation for wood, cattle farming, and palm oil production), loss of prey due to human hunting, and diseases contracted from domestic dogs. Habitat loss, especially through Amazonian clear-cutting, is the most significant threat, while disease transmission from unvaccinated domestic ...
Dogs are perhaps best known for being loving and loyal, but they also have a bevy of lesser-known (and quite fascinating) traits. Here are 10 incredible scientific discoveries about them: Number ...
Habitat preferences for the black-tailed prairie dog are influenced by vegetative cover type, slope, soil type, and amount of rainfall. [22] Their foraging and burrowing activities influence environmental heterogeneity , hydrology, nutrient cycling , biodiversity, landscape architecture, and plant succession in grassland habitats.