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

Family groups (a male, a few females, and their young) inhabit burrows and cooperate to share food, chase off other prairie dogs, and groom one another. These group members even greet one another ...

Drastic die-offs spell big trouble not only for the prairie dogs, but also for the wide variety of animals that depend on them as a critical food source, including eagles, hawks, falcons, badgers, ...

Beneath the endless blue skies of North America’s grasslands, something extraordinary unfolds just below the surface. Prairie ...

Prairie dogs collaborate on collecting food, groom each other, and are often observed affectionately hugging and playing. They also have what is believed by many to be the most sophisticated language ...