Prairie Dog Gallery
Prairie Dogs, Genus Cynomys, are making a comeback in Arizona after being hunted and poisoned to near extinction. 
They dig elaborate burroughs and tunnels and live in a highly complex social structure.

When out one will always be sitting upright, on the lookout for predators.
They have a sophisticated vocabulary of high pitched barks that can alert the rest of their "town".

These two pictures were taken in the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum habitat for Prairie Dogs.



Prairie Dog in Habitat

Photo by Alan Boertjens
Taken at the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
Prairie Dog in Habitat

Photo by Alan Boertjens
Taken at the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ


Prairie Dog in Habitat

Photo by Alan Boertjens
Taken at the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ






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