Prairie Dog
By elo on Monday, July 24 2006, 22:58 - Permalink
Big american rodent. It's a very social animal with a complex language, they live in groups like families. The babies born need lots of care because when born, they are blind and don't have fur. It's a key animal af plains ecosystem. The are the prey of predator such as ferrets, foxes, eagles or badgers. They are currently exterminated by north american farmers. Today some species are threatened with extinction.
source : flickr (The Cats Jungle) and wikipedia



