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prairie dog
noun
: any of a genus (Cynomys) of gregarious burrowing rodents of the squirrel family chiefly of central and western U.S. plains
especially
: a black-tailed rodent (C. ludovicianus) that usually lives in extensive colonial burrows
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The badger would quickly start digging and the coyote would wait at the nearby emergency exit hole for the prairie dogs to come out.
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Stan Tekiela, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024
The culprit was sylvatic plague, a bacterial disease that devastates both ferrets and their primary prey, Gunnison's prairie dogs.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Animals such as prairie dogs, African penguins, Amur leopards, cheetahs, lions, and otters will most likely be visible in the colder weather at the zoo.
—Tiffany Watson, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
The bacterial disease also impacted the ferret's main prey, Gunnison's prairie dogs, which damaged the entire ecosystem for the animals, in part leading to a decline of more than 100 ferrets in Arizona since the early 2000s.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024
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Stan Tekiela, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024
The culprit was sylvatic plague, a bacterial disease that devastates both ferrets and their primary prey, Gunnison's prairie dogs.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Animals such as prairie dogs, African penguins, Amur leopards, cheetahs, lions, and otters will most likely be visible in the colder weather at the zoo.
—Tiffany Watson, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
The bacterial disease also impacted the ferret's main prey, Gunnison's prairie dogs, which damaged the entire ecosystem for the animals, in part leading to a decline of more than 100 ferrets in Arizona since the early 2000s.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Prairie dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prairie%20dog. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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