Black-Tailed Prairie Dog
Fast Facts
- Type:
- Mammal
- Diet:
- Herbivore
- Average life span in the wild:
- 3 to 4 years
- Size:
- Head and body, 12 to 15 in (30 to 38 cm); tail, 3 to 4 in (8 to 10 cm)
- Weight:
- 2 to 4 lbs (1 to 2 kg)
- Group name:
- Prairie dog town
from: National Geographic
Colorado Parks & Wildlife information about prairie dogs
Prairie dogs are very social and live in closely-knit family groups called "coteries." Coteries usually contain an adult male, one or more adult females and their young offspring. These coteries are grouped together into wards (or neighborhoods) and several wards make up a colony or town. www.defenders.org
Prairie Dogs (Our Wild World)
Paperback – March 1, 2004
Prairie Dogs: Tunnel Diggers (Animal Architects)
Paperback – August 15, 2010
by Lynn George