Prairie dogs shape vibrant grassland ecosystems, and support biodiversity. Protecting these tiny architects is vital to the ...
"Prairie dogs have alarm calls for different species of predators," Slobodchikoff says. "We have identified different calls for humans, domestic dogs, red-tailed hawks, coyotes, cats, badgers, weasels ...
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Prairie dogs don’t just scream – they name the threat
Prairie dogs rely on highly specific alarm calls to survive in exposed grassland ecosystems. Research shows that their vocalizations can encode information about predator type, size, and even human ...
When I headed to Montana to visit the American Prairie, I had bison on my mind. They are the quintessential plains animal and North America’s largest land mammal. But what I didn’t expect was for a ...
Black-tailed prairie dogs eat vegetation, create burrows and clear ground. Do those habits impact the spread of wildfires? Researchers from the University of Arizona are calling for more ...
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