This name is must come from where prairie dogs live. (Prairie dogs live in short-grass prairies and mountain plains of the western USA and Mexico.) The 'dogs' part of their name comes from their warning call, which sounds like a dog's bark.
Prairie dogs live on prairies. The "dog" part comes from the barking sounds they make.
The scientific name for the prairie dog is Cynomys, which is a genus that includes several species of social, burrowing rodents found in North America.
Prairie dog is a hervibore.
the prairie dog ecosystem is hawks, ferrets, and other animals that hunt the prairie dog.
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It's called a prairie dog because of its habitat, and its calling bark sounds like the bark of a dog.
You cannot 'buy' a prairie dog.
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Simple, It makes a cry. and that is why they are called: Prairie dog.
Prairie dogs.
no. a prairie is a rodent that is called a rat
No, a prairie dog is a species of ground squirrel - a rodent. They are called a dog because they have a bark they emit when excited.