the white-tailed prairie dog, lives in the western mountains. These rodents do not gather in large towns but maintain more scattered burrows. All species hunker down in winter and burn the ...

Most groups breed in late winter and early spring. LIFE CYCLE: A wild prairie dog's average life span is around three to five years. FEEDING: Omnivores by nature, black-tailed prairie dogs prefer to ...

This animal's long slender body, like that of a weasel, enables it to crawl in and out of the holes and dwellings of its primary prey—the prairie dog. Though black-footed ferrets sometimes eat ...