Black-tailed Prairie Dog Gallery

Greeting the Sun
A black-tailed prairie dog peeks up out of its hole as the sun first illuminates its burrow. I saw this little fellow in New Mexico in 2007, the first time I had seen a prairie dog since we saw them at Custer State Park in South Dakota in 1996.
A black-tailed prairie dog peeks out of its burrow at sunrise in Taos, New Mexico
A black-tailed prairie dog sits outside its burrow at sunrise in Taos, New Mexico

A black-tailed prairie dog stands in a field of wildflowers in Taos, New Mexico
Stand Up
One of prairie dogs more endearing qualities is how they stand up to get a better view of predators, allowing them to deliver an early warning to the rest of the colony in the event of an intruder.
A baby black-tailed prairie dog emerges from a burrow at the Rio Grande Zoo
CAPTIVE
Prairie Babies
As if prairie dogs weren't cute enough, how about a baby?

Taken at the Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico, of a captive animal.

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April 26, 2010