All in the family

All in the family

A prairie dog family hangs out at home on a beautiful Colorado morning. (© Tony’s Takes)
A prairie dog family hangs out at home on a beautiful Colorado morning. (© Tony’s Takes)

What better way to start the day than hang out with the family at sunrise on the Colorado plains? Sounds good to me and apparently to these prairie dogs as well.

While some view this rodent as a pest, it is in fact a keystone species whose survival is crucial to many others. They are common on the Great Plains however their habitat is regularly threatened by human encroachment.

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