what is a praire dog?

Answer 1

The prairie dog is a small, burrowing rodent native to the grasslands of North America. On average, this stout-bodied rodent will grow to be between 12 and 16 inches long, including its short tail. They are found throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Prairie dogs are named for their habitat and warning call, which sounds similar to a dog's bark.


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Answer 2

The prairie dog (Cynomys) is a small, burrowing rodent native to the grasslands of North America. On average, this stout-bodied rodent will grow to be between 12 and 16 inches (30 and 40 cm) long, including its short tail. They are found throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In the United States, prairie dogs are primarily found west of the Mississippi River, though they have also been introduced into a few eastern locales.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie_dog

Answer 3

a dog on the praire I don't care... I just had fun reading all the answers

Answer 4

A rodent that destroys not only prairie land but also pastures and anywhere else they set up a colony. Here in Colorado they have taken over golf courses, school yards etc. They carry diseases, such as the B.B. Plague. Animal right activists fight against any control of these pests. I for one shoot the hell out them as a sport, like people swat flies.

Answer 5

A Prarie Dog looks like a cross between a Squirrel and Chipmunk,except the tail is smaller. They mainly live in States like Montana,Wyoming,Nevada (etc). They eat fruits,plants,and berries. Foxes and Coyotes eat them!. They live in places where there is brush,weeds,and open fields. They live underground like Moles,and have many burrows,to travel underground from one place to another. You may only see them at the break of dawn,just before the sun is high. Their very shy,and cute too!

Answer 6

They are rodents that are similar to gophers. They live in packs and typically have one or more "lookouts" that stand on their hind legs scanning for predators while the others feed, rest, etc.
"Prarie Dogging" is a term used in many office environments that have cubicles - it is when someone stands up in their cubicle to peer over the top of the other cubes to see what is going on.
With regard to dating, I am guessing it refers a person that is with someone but always scanning the room looking for someone else.

Answer 7

A small mammal resembling a squirrel. They live in colonies underground, mostly in the West of US. They do surface for food and water. They are cute buggers, but they should not be disturbed. They can be enticed to eat from ones hand, but they often will bite. Feeding is discouraged.

They walk and run on all fours but stand erect when still, always looking for danger. They are prey for many predators.

Answer 8

A prairie dog is a colonial American burrowing rodent related to the marmots (a stout bodied, short legged burrowing rodent with coarse fur, short bushy tail, and very small ears).

Answer 9

It's a rodent like animal common in the western states. Sort of like a gopher since it does a LOT of digging/burrowing. It's considered a nuisance and a pest.

Answer 10

It is a small squirrel like creature that makes a borough in the ground. They tend to congregate in sizable "prairie dog towns" and really wreak havoc for ranchers because their holes are just the right size for a cow's leg to fall in and get broken.