Conservation of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus)

Authors
Miller, SD Cully, JF
Citation
Sd. Miller et Jf. Cully, Conservation of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus), J MAMMAL, 82(4), 2001, pp. 889-893
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY
ISSN journal
00222372 → ACNP
Volume
82
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
889 - 893
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2372(200111)82:4<889:COBPD(>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
"...discovered a Village of Small animals that burrow in the grown (those a nimals are Called by the french Petite Chien)... we found 2 frogs in the ho le and Killed a Dark rattle Snake near with a Ground rat [prairie dog] in h im... Those Animals are about the Size of a Small Squ[ir]el... much resembl ing a Squirel in every respect... his tail like a ground squirel which they shake and whistle when allarmd... it is Said that a kind of Lizard also a Snake reside with those animals."