Prairie dogs rely on highly specific alarm calls to survive in exposed grassland ecosystems. Research shows that their vocalizations can encode information about predator type, size, and even human ...

The prairie dog caught in Trap 69 was angry. And who could blame her? After waking up in her burrow on a mid-September morning, she’d waddled innocently outside for a breakfast of mini marshmallows ...

Researchers have deployed a new tracker that helps them monitor prairie dogs and track their movements underground. The tracker uses sensors, including accelerometers and magnetometers, and combines ...

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