They sent one to Washington D.C. for President Jefferson to study. The common prairie dog has short legs and a blunt, squirrel like head with short ears. The animals grow to be 15 inches lone.
Females produce two to ten pups in the spring.
The prairie dog is any one of five similar species of small, ground dwelling rodents. Their scientific name is sciuridae, meaning that the prairie dog belongs to the squirrel family. They are closely related to the marmot and ground squirrel. Mamalia Genus Cynomys Prairie dogs are hunted by hawks, eagles, and coyotes, When danger is near, you can hear their barklike yip warning cry. This is why they are called prairie dogs.