Pet Prairie Dog Checking Out His New Bed Is Too Cute for Words originally appeared on PetHelpful. All pets love getting new toys and cozy things that are just for them, especially something to lounge ...

Prairie dogs may be legal as pets in North Dakota, but not many North Dakotans have taken in the burrowing rodents. Although he didn't have numbers at hand, Larry Schuler, the state veterinarian, said ...

A study of the genetic basis of plague immunity in prairie dogs has broad implications for conservation. From white-nose syndrome in bats to avian malaria in Hawaiian birds, introduced pathogens are a ...

The black-tailed prairie dog is a keystone species in grassland ecosystems. I was pondering this last week while capturing ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Tests have confirmed that four people in Wisconsin contracted the monkeypox virus after coming into close contact with pet prairie dogs, marking the first time the disease has been ...

WASHINGTON — Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air. “Prairie dogs ...