Prairie dogs: Meet the tiny architects of the Great Plains

On the vast grasslands of North America, the Prairie Dog lives a small, social rodent with a loud voice and remarkable ...
The Columbian

Bird eavesdrops on prairie dog calls to keep itself safe

WASHINGTON — Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air. “Prairie dogs ...
Arizona Daily Star

Can we talk? Prairie dogs do

"Prairie dogs have alarm calls for different species of predators," Slobodchikoff says. "We have identified different calls for humans, domestic dogs, red-tailed hawks, coyotes, cats, badgers, weasels ...
Animalogic on MSN

Prairie dogs don’t just scream – they name the threat

Prairie dogs rely on highly specific alarm calls to survive in exposed grassland ecosystems. Research shows that their ...
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Prairie dogs: the tiny architects of the Great Plains

Prairie dogs shape vibrant grassland ecosystems, and support biodiversity. Protecting these tiny architects is vital to the ...