Black Tailed Prairie Dogs by danob
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Prairie dogs are very social animals. They live as a group underground in prairie dog "towns" which range from one to over 1,000 acres. These towns are subdivided into wards that are arranged like counties within a state. Wards are further subdivided into distinct social units called coteries. A coterie usually consists of a single adult male, one to four adult females, and any offspring under two years of age. Movement between wards is uncommon; however, among family members, prairie dogs greet each other with bared teeth with which they "kiss" as a form of recognition.
Apart from that I think they are very cute!!
Comments (34)
aaaaaaa such a lovely family....and so cute !!!! I remember when we went here in Holland to the zoo....you too??? They where also so cute and so playful.....perfect depth.....and so clear..well done......enjoy your time out Danny.......I bet you bring a lot supershots back to share with us......hugz xxx
Great capture....the whole gang!
Awwwww - absolutely precious!
What a shot Daniel.. Man all i can tell you that you are the TOP!! love that family as my lovely Valou mentioned.. The angel/lighting and the quality is amazing.. And yes.. it is your style my friend.. Here is a big 5 from me into your pocket. Smile and have a lovely day my friend.. And oh!! Let them comming please.. I might send you something, on a PM cause i need your advice. Thank you and still waiting ;)
Oh yes, so cute family !!! The cousin of the Marmot ! I've never seen some of this lovely animal, but they are so funny, and very speed too I imagine. Have a very good time in Hollidays Danny, we are waiting for you, and your photographies. Hugs.
Wonderful photo. These little guys are so fun to watch. Everything about them is as set up as we humans are (except the one male and 4 female.) Then they'd be like one reliqious sect we have in the States. Any man who thinks he can keep four wives would need to have his head checked immediately if not sooner. LOLOL!!! HUGS!!!
I love the 3-D on this one.. nice warm fuzzy photo
Cute capture. We've got those little critters in our state.
I see nothing wrong in hunting and eating what is hunted. The best hunters I have known are careful, don't particularly like the "kill", and go very far out of their way not to wound or inflict unnecesssary pain. They are also centrally interested in the preservation of game. Hunters, long before various enviromental and animal rights groups existed, were early interested in preserving wetland, forest, wilderness and like habitat, where game could live free and prosper. They were in the United States, for example, the only group for long decades opposing the systematic depredations of the Army Corps of Engineers, who are responsible for more loss of wild life and the proliferation of suburbs and parking lots, than all the hunters in known history put together. For all that, I despise the mass slaughter of prairie dogs for target practice, and in sheer cruelty, while leaving the carcasses to rot, which now approaches the equally fiendish hunting of the American Bison, which was encouraged by the Railroads and was aimed at extermination of the American Plains Indian and to make room for cattle.
how cute is that..S
You just updated my animal knowledge. I did not about this little guys. Nice shot and very good info! Thaks!
Great shot and compo. It looks a little soft on my monitor, could be my old tired eyes. Well done.
Fantastic capture , so cute!!! Bravo :)
Yes indeedy,they sure do have the cute factor working for them.Thanks for sharing this with us,Danny.-M :^)
Fantastic and very opportune shot Daniel....!!! This photo have a very beautiful natural illumination......!!!!
What a fun bunch of prairie dogs!!! very interesting info about the towns and how big they can be?!!!!! Wow!!!!! thanks danny!!!!!!!
darling capture so cute we have gophers here and everday the big thing on the walk is for my dog to chase and dig them lol....
Beautiful shot! I have seen the prairie dogs when I went out to South Dakota.
Adorable!!! I agree with Claudia about the four wives. I hope they do not have four charge cards, LOL!
Wonderful capture Danny! This one looks like it may have taken some time and patience to capture! It's a fantastic image my friend! Have a great day buddy!
Praire dogs? Wow, for some reason i had imagined them to be alot bigger....and actually resemble a dog and not rats, lol. They are adorable though. And your photo is really beautiful. Have a great day and good luck in the worldcup tonight....youll need it....not...sigh. #:o/
Thanks for the very interesting and educational words. Fascinating creatures!
Cute little family having fun and out of the hole. Excellent shot. Aloha
The look like they are having fun in the sunlight. A beautiful photo of nature :) Cathy xoxoxo
The ones I've seen are usually fatter so I'm guessing that these are young? Very cute shot of this prairie pack! =]
Nice shot !
Beautiful shot. They look so cute and playful.
Cute little pups, not much meat on em though...nice work here Dan! Aloha!
I like them a lot.. I always compare them with the meerkat although they are quite different. This a beautiful and cute image.. very well taken..
Adorable, you create the best nature shots. You should be working for National Geographic :)