Today, I was reading more about these delightful little ground squirrels. On one website, I read an article stating people typically have strong views about prairie dogs. They either like them, hate them, or find them entertaining. The article theorizes that attitudes about prairie dogs tend to be formed around their role as competitor, curiosity or comrade.
The article goes on to explain, "Ranchers and farmers compete with them for the land. Naturalists observe their curious habits. A family strolling along the Boulder Creek path might just enjoy watching them behave like a miniature family. Regardless of their perspective, most folks have an opinion about prairie dogs, and for many those sentiments are strongly held."
If you fall into the curious or comrade category,
click here from more photos I took yesterday and read the article about how these little critters are close to having their own verbal language that is even more sophisticated than monkeys or dolphins. Pretty interesting ...
