Funny Prairie Dog Picture

This picture is actually fake (as you may have noticed), but it is funny. Read below for real information about prairie dogs.

Prairie Dog Communication

Prairie dogs have differnt types of noises to communicate. They can say "person with gray shirt and black pants approaching" or something like that.

What Prairie Dogs Are

Prairie dogs are actually not dogs at all, they are a type of ground squirrel.

Black-footed ferrets

Black-footed ferrets eat prairie dogs. Black-footed ferrets are endangered because prairie dogs are starting to die out and prairie dogs are the only thing that black-footed ferrets will eat.

Where to find prairie dogs

Prairie dogs are found in the U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico. In the United States prairie dogs are usually found west of the Mississippi River, although they have also been introduced to a few Eastern areas.

Introducing the prairie dog

Prairie dogs are small, burrowing rodents native to the grasslands of North America. On average prairie dogs will grow to be between 12 and 16 inches long, including its tail.