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Cynomys ludovicianus
This rodent is about 15 inches long, is generally tan with a lighter belly. The tail has a black tip, which gives this species its name.
Grasslands
In the first photo, three prairie dogs all bark a warning call.
Spotted on Jul 26, 2013
Submitted on Jul 31, 2013
32 Comments (1–25)
'Oh, rain god, please accept our offering..'
Thanks again, everyone.. Appreciate all the nice comments.
Wow! Lovely they are! Congrats Gordon. :)
They are so cute!
Super cute! Great action shot! Congrats on SotW!
They remind me of 'Alvin and the chipmunks' :) Congrats!
Congratulations Gordon they are so cute :)
Congrats Gordon, I love this series :-)
What a great honor Gordon! Congrats!
Love those little guys!
Congratulations Gordon on this great honor. Cute photos!
awesome ! congrats !!
Amazing!
Awesome sighting! Congratulations Gordon!
Excellent, congratulatios ! Great picture!
Thanks everyone....
Great series, Gordon - congratulations!
I love this series. It is really precious. Thank you and congratulations!!
Same comment as Adarsha! I really enjoy seeing this picture!
Well deserved :) Congratulations :)
Lovely one Gordon! Congrats!
Awesome spotting Gordon! Well deserved congrats :)
So cute!! doing a rain-dance?
Congratulations on the National Geographic Spotting of the week and Featured in the PN Fun Fact, Gordon Dietzman.
Gordon, it has been a busy day for these prairie dogs! They also picked up National Geographic Spotting of the Week honors just a few hours ago. Check it out here:
http://www.facebook.com/natgeo/posts/101...
Congrats on another wonderful series and thanks for sharing so many incredible spottings with our community.
Hermosos , que simpaticos...