Prairie Dog Badlands National Park

by Joan Carroll

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Prairie Dog Badlands National Park

Artist

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.

FEATURED PHOTO< WILDLIFE ONE A DAY group, 9/27/20

FEATURED PHOTO, Million Visitors Artists group, 9/12/20

FEATURED PHOTO, Just Perfect group, 6/7/20

Joan carroll, rodent, animal, small animals, wildlife, wilderness, grass, prairies, green, nature, eating

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June 15th, 2019

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