Some baby Poppy videos 🥰 Proof she’s always been loud, dramatic, and suspicious of the outdoors 😂❤️ #prairiedog #poppytheprairiedog #cute #wahoo #animal | Poppy the Prairie Dog

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174K views · 11K reactions | Share a family meal with our prairie dog colony. #NatZooZen . . . Grasses and leafy vegetation make up 98% of the prairie dogs’ diet. As such, their food provides all of the moisture content that they need—they don’t need to drink water. The Zoo’s animals nosh on leafy greens, root vegetables, herbivore pellets, hay and grass. | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute | Facebook

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In Texas, the black-tailed prairie dog serves as a vital "keystone species," creating sprawling underground "towns" that provide shelter for burrowing owls and black-footed ferrets. Though their range has shrunk significantly from the massive colonies of the 19th century, they remain a fixture of the Texas Panhandle and West Texas plains. Today, you can witness their famous social "barks" and tail-wagging alerts at protected sites like Prairie Dog Town in Lubbock, where these highly communicativ

Prairie dogs are very social creatures that reside in complex burrows belowground. These tunnels house many colonies or towns of prairie dogs. A family unit is referred to as a coterie, which follows a polygynous mating system consisting of one male and several females. Our coterie of black-tailed prairie dogs recently welcomed four new pups, who can now be seen in the Exploration Zone’s prairie dog habitat. Typically, breeding season is mid-March to mid-April and pups are born after a gestation