http://www.petsanimalsworld.com closer to the animal world Wed, 08 Nov 2006 06:38:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.petsanimalsworld.com/prairie-dogs/prairiedog-an-introduction/ http://www.petsanimalsworld.com/prairie-dogs/prairiedog-an-introduction/#comments Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:10:13 +0000 admin http://www.petsanimalsworld.com/prairie-dogs/prairiedog-an-introduction/ Native to North American grasslands Prairie Dogs are small rodents. Prairie dogs are named for their habitat and warning call, which sounds similar to a dog’s bark. The prairie dog is chiefly herbivorous, though it eats some insects. It feeds primarily on grass. They have up to 4 pups yearly, which are born blind and furless and need about 30 days of close nurturing by their mother. The prairie dog is well-adapted to predators. Using its dichromatic colour vision, it can detect predators from afar and then alert other prairie dogs to the danger with a special, high-pitched call.

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