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

Prairie dogs spend a lot of time building and rebuilding these dwellings. Other animals benefit from their labors. Burrows may be shared by snakes, burrowing owls, and even rare black-footed ...

burrowing owls, prairie rattlesnakes, horned larks, ferruginous hawks, and bobcats. Ecosystem services provided by prairie dogs include recharging groundwater, aerating soil, sequestering carbon, ...

Breeding habits are reflected in the prairie dog's social structure. A single male typically mates with multiple females in his home family group. Competition for mates is minimal and communal nursing ...

Prairie dog towns, often mistaken for simple clusters of burrowing rodents, are in fact bustling underground cities teeming ...