Prairie dogs
by Elizabeth Winter
Title
Prairie dogs
Artist
Elizabeth Winter
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Prairie dogs are the same size like rabbits. They can reach 12 to 15 inches in length, and 2 to 4 pounds of weight.
Body of prairie dog is covered with brownish-grey fur. They have very small, round ears and short tail (usually 3 to 4 inches long).
Prairie dog is very social animal that live in large colonies. Each colony is composed of smaller family groups called "coteries" which consist of male, one or more females and their offspring.
Members of the same group will show their affection by kissing and grooming other members of the group.
Prairie dogs will show aggression toward the members of other colonies and family groups. Members of the group will join their forces to chase away all unwanted newcomers.
Colony of prairie dogs can occupy very large space (up to 25 000 square miles) and include couple of hundred million animals.
Life in colony provides protection against predators. Prairie dogs use special kind of alarming call (which sounds like barking) to inform other members of the group about upcoming danger.
Due to small size, prairie dogs have a lot of predators. Main predators are coyotes, badgers, ravens, hawks, eagles, large snakes…
Prairie dogs live in underground burrows. Each burrow has "toilet", nursery room and resting area.
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June 10th, 2018
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Comments (41)
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations again, Elizabeth – your stunning scene has been selected as an Honorable Mention from the Go Take a Hike Photography Group’s Animals on Hind Legs photo contest! It has been placed in the Special Recognition thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Elizabeth – your stunning scene has been selected as a Group Admin’s Pick from the Go Take a Hike Photography Group’s Small Rodent photo contest! It has been placed in the Special Recognition thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Mary Lee Dereske
Congratulations on your tie for 2nd place in the Prairie Dogs contest. These two are such characters! Pinned with artist credit given to: https://www.pinterest.com/maryleedereske/contest-winners-fine-art-america/
Sarah Batalka
Congrats on your well deserved 1st place tie in the New Logo for Our 4-Legged Friends Group for month... contest, Elizabeth! Beautiful and ADORABLE capture. I voted for you :) L/F
Marian Bell
Have heard of prairie dogs, but never seen them before, Elizabeth. This is such a cute pair! Great find and shot! L/F
William Tasker
This is a terrific image, Elizabeth! And once again, the description is very informative and interesting. L/F
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