Twelve prairie dog pups are now on display at Boston's Franklin Park Zoo, officials announced Friday. Pups are born blind and ...

Imagine a bustling city hidden beneath the grasslands, teeming with life, communication, and intricate architecture—yet ...

Family groups (a male ... These group members even greet one another with a prairie dog kiss or nuzzle. Young pups are very playful and can often been seen romping near their burrows.

DESCRIPTION: The black-tailed prairie dog is a daytime-active, medium-sized rodent, ranging in length from 12 to 15 inches, including a three- to four-inch tail. Its weight ranges from 1.5 to three ...

Prairie dogs' sociable nature allows them to form close-knit family groups and work cooperatively to warn of danger through a variety of barks. It's these calls that earned the prairie dog its name — ...

But for the Division of Wildlife Resources, spring signals something else entirely — the annual prairie dog count, taking place just 20 miles north of Cedar City. At first glance, wide-open ...