Assertion: prairie dog's colony | /r/CapableOf | contribute to the ecosystem
Facets:
value: by providing burrows
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: These colonies contribute to the ecosystem by providing burrows for other animals such as burrowing owls, black-footed ferrets, and snakes; providing a food source for such species as badgers, black-footed ferrets, coyotes, and many birds of prey; and their burrowing churns the soil to enable the earth to better sustain plant life.