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Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Cynomys ludovicianus

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Field Notes

Description:

Large brown rodent with dark coloring on tip of tail.

Habitat:

Burrows in fields creating mounds in which they sit up on as seen in the second image.

Reference Links:

Black-tailed prairie dog, http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Pages/Prairiedog.a…

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Comments (2)
CindyBinghamKeiser
I had a blast Ava! It was a near perfect vacation and I enjoyed playing tourist in a state I use to live in :)
Ava T-B
It looks like you're having a great trip Cindy!

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PublishedJanuary 12, 2012

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