Prairie Dog Close Up Badlands National Park
by Joan Carroll
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Prairie Dog Close Up Badlands National Park
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Joan Carroll
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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
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At Roberts Prairie Dog Town in Badlands National Park (South Dakota USA) you can view lots of lots of these cute little rodents! The prairie dog towns are composed of burrows dug by the animals themselves. The prairie dog burrows range between 10 and 15 feet in depth. These tunnels include passageways, sleeping rooms, latrines, and storage rooms. The animals duck into these burrows as protection from predators, which may include hawks, badgers, coyotes, bobcats, swift foxes, and ferrets. Prairie dogs feed on insects, grasses, roots, and wildflower seeds, as well as cactus. The variety of prairie dog found in this park are the black-tailed prairie dogs. They measure about 12 inches long. The prairie dog has a 2 syllable peep or bark and are quite noisy when then see what they perceive to be danger.
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Joan carroll, rodent, animal, small animals, wildlife, wilderness, grass, prairies, green, nature, eating
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June 15th, 2019
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