another name for prairie dog
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- Prairie dogs belong to the squirrel family, Sciuridae, which includes squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots, in the Mammalian Order Rodentia. Their scientific name is Cynomys ludovicianus, which means dog mouse of Louisiana. The Black-tailed prairie dog is 12 to 15 inches in length and weighs between 2 and 4 pounds.
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- The origin of Prairie is the English-American language. The name's meaning is from the flatlands. Prair, Praire, Prairea, Prairee, Prairey, Prairi, and Prairy are variants of Prairie. Prairie is a rarely used baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.
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How to Cook a Pork Roast Remove the roast from the oven and set on a cutting board. Cover the meat with tin foil and let it rest for about 15 minutes before slicing it. The temperature of the roast will continue to rise about another 5 degrees.ooking a Loin Roast: There are many different ways to cook this roast. (Google lists over 1 million options!) According to the Joy of Cooking, cooking the roast for 10 minutes at 450 F. degrees and then reducing the temperature to 250 F. will ensure a tender, moist, flavorful roast.
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- A passel of Prairie Dog pups popped up this spring at Germany’s NaturZoo Rheine. Seven playful and social babies make the colony busy and active all day long. Photo Credit: Eva Bruns/NaturZoo Rheine. The seven pups are from three different litters born to three different mothers.
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Prairie Dog Ailments Prairie Dog Ailments. The most common ailments of Prairie dogs are diet related; heart disease, pulmonary edema and respiratory distress are all diet-related and can be avoided with proper nutrition. Feeding your Prairie dog food that is made for other species of animals or table foods will cause health problems in later years.
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PRAIRIE DOGS Even with their sentries and underground lifestyle, predation is still a major cause of mortality for prairie dogs. Badgers, weasels, and black-footed ferrets are efficient predators. Coyotes, bobcats, foxes, hawks, and eagles also kill prairie dogs. Prairie rattlesnakes and bull snakes may take young, but rarely take adult prairie dogs. Accidents, starvation, weather, parasites, and diseases also reduce prairie dog populations, but human activities have had the greatest impact.
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- What do Prairie Dogs Eat? Prairie dogs are herbivorous (i.e., they eat plants such as grasses and forbs [grass-like flowering plants]). Prairie dogs also occasionally insects that they find above ground. They do not drink because they get all of the water they need from the plants. A review of studies on prairie dog food habits shows variable results.
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Black-footed ferret The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), also known as the American polecat or prairie dog hunter, is a species of mustelid native to central North America.It is listed as endangered by the IUCN, because of its very small and restricted populations.he black-footed ferret is roughly the size of a mink, and differs from the European polecat by the greater contrast between its dark limbs and pale body and the shorter length of its black tail-tip.
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Basic Facts About Prairie Dogs The most common species is the black-tailed prairie dog, the only species of prairie dog found within the vast Great Plains region of North America. Prairie dogs are considered a “keystone” species because their colonies create islands of habitats that benefit approximately 150 other species.
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- There is a search dog named Hydin; her cue to find people is “go seek.” And then there is the dog named — Dog. Or the one called Deeohgee (think about it for a second). Or the puppy named . . . Puppy. Or the dog named Cat. A trainer once named her dog Guess, so that when people asked what her dog’s name was, she would reply: Guess. There are two Boston Terriers out there named Cricket and Hopper, and a puppy named Miss Chunk. And there are two chocolate Labs named Barley and Hop.
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The Prairie Dog Wars These were black-tailed prairie dogs, the most social and widespread of the five species -- once abundant on the Great Plains from southern Saskatchewan to northern Mexico. Mr. Dog stuck the muzzle of his Remington .222 out the truck window, resting it on a Styrofoam pad partly melted by barrel heat.
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- Many animals share the prairie. Prairie animals: badger, beaver, blackfooted ferret, bobcat, bi- son/buffalo, cottontail rabbit, coyote, elk, fox, ground squirrel, jackrabbit, kangaroo rat, moun- tain lion, muskrat, porcupine, prairie dog, pronghorn deer, raccoon, squirrel, vole, white-tailed
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Dachshund Other unofficial nicknames people have labeled this breed are Wiener Dog, Little Hot Dog, Hotdog Dog and Sausage Dog. The nickname tweenie is often used unofficially when the size falls between the miniature and standard.
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What is the Sioux word for 'dog'? There are three dialectes for the people typically referred to as Sioux. Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota. There is more than one word for dog.
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- These are some hound related terms and their meaning as used in hunting with hounds. AKC-American Kennel Club. Automatic strike dog- one that barks as soon as turned loose in a competitive event. Babbler or lose mouth- barks as soon as turned loose without smelling anything.
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Prairie Dog Facts and Information The Prairie Dog is an herbivore and they will consume a variety of plants, grass, and shrubs that grow in their habitat. They will also consume berries and fruits when they are available. They are often seasonal though so they can only get them at certain times of the year.
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My Favorite Unusual Dog names Truth be told, I had a Doberman Pinscher roommate in college and his name was Bo. I prefer one syllable names for hunting dog names. Below is a list of more than 200 of my favorite unusual dog names as well as reasons why I included some of them on the list. Browse or study the list and have fun.
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- Under natural conditions, prairie dogs of all five species are herbivores that eat grasses, forbs, and other types of vegetation. Except for occasional insects, prairie dogs usually do not eat other animals, and therefore are not predators. Prairie dogs are prey for many animals. Mammalian predators that try to capture prairie dogs include American badgers, black-footed ferrets, bobcats, coyotes, gray foxes, long-tailed weasels, and red foxes.
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- Prairie dogs are a keystone species and play a vital role as the primary prey of black footed ferrets.
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PRAIRIE DOG CONTROL PRAIRIE DOG BIOLOGY *. Prairie dogs are small animals, generally around 1-2 lbs, which have short strong legs designed for digging. Black tailed dogs can grow up over 4 lbs but are generally in the 2-3 lb size. White tailed dogs can grow almost as large but are most commonly around 1-3 lbs.
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Black-footed ferret The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), also known as the American polecat or prairie dog hunter, is a species of mustelid native to central North America. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN, because of its very small and restricted populations.
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- prairie dog. some birds (kestrel, lark...etc) rodents (kangaroo rat, door mouse... etc) prairie dog. some birds (kestrel, lark...etc) rodents (kangaroo rat, door mouse... etc)
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Prairie Dog Facts and Information Prairie Dog Feeding. The Prairie Dog is an herbivore and they will consume a variety of plants, grass, and shrubs that grow in their habitat. They will also consume berries and fruits when they are available. They are often seasonal though so they can only get them at certain times of the year.
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- Prairie Dog. That special moment when a person really, really, really has to take a dump. It is so bad the shit is poking up like a prairie dog in and out of his hole. I've got to find a bathroom fast, I'm prairie dogging it.
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Prairie Dog 1 Some scientists think that the warning bark of the prairie dog is different for different predators. This is because they will react differently to the bark if the predator is hawk vs. if it is a human or a coyote.  There was a prairie dog town in Texas that is estimated to have contained over 400 million prairie dogs.
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PRAIRIE DOG Some experts have also argued that grazing by domestic livestock helped to keep vegetation low, thereby assisting with prairie dog survival. Ranchers and farmers, however, began a war on pasture-feeding prairie dogs, which intensified after about 1914 when Donald A. Gilchrist directed rodent control in the Texas district for the United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Biological Survey.