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, ...

Dear EarthTalk: Are prairie dogs threatened or endangered these days ... they support more than 130 other species such as burrowing owls and black-footed ferrets.

“Some were as big as woodchucks but probably lived in communities across the landscape like modern-day prairie dogs.” Like those of many burrowing mammals today, Palaeocastors’ dens were fairly ...

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 ...

BOSTON (WPRI) — Those taking a trip to Franklin Park Zoo will be able to see a dozen new furry faces. Now that it’s spring, Prairie dog pups begin emerging from their underground burrows, and this ...

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 ...

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