Prairie dogs are chatty creatures. The animals have a variety of calls to alert each other to the presence of predators, each ...

Burrows may be shared by snakes, burrowing owls, and even rare black-footed ferrets, which hunt prairie dogs in their own dwellings. Family groups (a male, a few females, and their young ...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — Binder Park Zoo is offering 18 people the chance to name one of its new prairie dogs in exchange for a donation. This male prairie dog is one of 18 new prairie dogs ...

The pups, whose estimated births were in late March, can now be seen exploring the prairie dog habitat alongside the adults. Both male and female prairie dogs help raise the young. Because the ...

With distinct alarm calls and yips, black-tailed prairie dogs are a highly social and communicative icon of the Great Plains. A new study published today in Animal Behaviour suggests other species may ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo welcomed a group of six male prairie dogs that are located in the North America section in the habitat adjacent to the elk. According to the animal care staff, within ...

Prairie dogs live in large groups called colonies or towns. They have a complex underground burrow system. The zoo has three river otters, female otter Whimsy and male otter Theo, and an older ...

can drives and penny wars and more to earn the opportunity to name two of the new prairie dogs at the zoo. In a school-wide vote, students decided to name a male Gordon and a female Jordan ...

One male ferret, released by a team from FWS ... three minutes before workers could coax it into the abandoned prairie dog burrow selected for it. With a hamster carcass as a welcome snack ...