"Poppy the Prairie Dog is an irresistibly cute and playful prairie dog who loves to explore and share her adorable antics.

Burrows may be shared by snakes, burrowing owls, and even rare black-footed ferrets, which hunt prairie dogs in ... even greet one another with a prairie dog kiss or nuzzle. Young pups are very ...

These voracious predators hunt them in their own burrows, and take shelter in abandoned prairie dog dwellings. Many prairie dog towns became ghost towns as populations underwent a 20th century ...

At first glance, wide-open fields may look like just another stretch of Utah's vast landscape. But look a little closer, and ...

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

But ferrets, which hunt prairie dogs for food and live in their burrows, were almost wiped out early in the 20th century after agricultural development and rodent poisons devastated prairie dog ...