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

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 ...

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

Very infrequently, males will attempt to establish a completely new colony. BREEDING: Breeding habits are reflected in the prairie dog's social structure. A single male typically mates with multiple ...

This animal's long slender body, like that of a weasel, enables it to crawl in and out of the holes and dwellings of its primary prey—the prairie dog. Though black-footed ferrets sometimes eat ...