Prairie+Dog

=Prairie Dog= them a stout body shape. Prairie dogs have short legs that make running from predators difficult. Two species of prairie dogs, the Black -Tailed prairie dog and Mexican prairie dog have black- tipped tails. They are from the genus Cynomys. The other three species have gray or white tipped tails and make up the subgenus Leucocrossuromys. Other markings that are common to all prairie dogs are paler color bellies, and "whitish or buffy"coloring around their nose, top lips and eyes. One of the special features of a prairie dog is its eyes. The eyes of the prairie dog are situated on both sides of the head. This feature gives a greater field of vision for the prairie dog and thus it is able to detect predators.
 * ==== C ynomys Ludovicianus is the scientific name of most common kind of prairie dog, the black tail prairie dog. The genus is Cynomys and the family is Sciuridae.====
 * Prairie dogs are rodents that weigh between 1 1/2 pounds to 3 pounds. The lenght of their body without a tail is about 1 foot long, and their fur is yellowish in color. Prairie dogs' bodies are covered in a layer of fat, giving
 * ====Prairie dogs are burrowing rodents native to the grasslands of North America. There are five different species of prairie dogs: Black-Tailed, White-Tailed, Gunnison, Utah, and Mexico prairie dogs. They are found in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In Mexico prairie dogs are primarily found in the northern states which are the southern end of the great plains: Northeast Sonora, North and Northeastern Chihuahua, Northern Coahuila, Northern Nuevo Leon, and Northern Tamaulipas; in the U.S., they range primarily west of the Mississippi River, though they have also been introduced in a few eastern locales. They will eat all sorts of vegetables and fruits.====


 * ====Did you know that Bobcats and Black-Footed Ferrets live their also. Also two plants that grow there are the Ironweed and the Yellow-Eyed Grass.====
 * ====Some adaptations that relate to a prairie dog are that they have long claws to dig their homes. They have fur to keep them warm and cosy. They also have fur the color as their habitat to bland in and hide from their predators.Last but not least they can run (sprint) fast.====
 * ====People compete with prairie dogs for habitat-mostly for food and shelter. Over the past 100 years, much of the historic range of the Black -Tailed prairie dog was converted to food production for humans, mostly for cattle pasture and grain fields. Around the turn of the century the United States government sponsored prairie dog poisoning programs to reduce competition with prairie dogs. This program, which continues today, peaked in Colorado in 1921 when approximately 80,000 acres were poisoned.====


 * ====Prairie dogs are rodents, not dogs. However they are called like that because their warning sounds like a dog bark. Two prairie dogs recognize each other by touching their teeth together.====

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