Take, for example, this incredibly cute and chubby prairie dog trying—and failing—to jump on a table from a chair. Posted by TikToker @iloveprariedogs, the video is hilarious and also a reminder that ...

Prairie dogs start barking bloody murder and scramble for their burrows as a hawk glides fast and low over the colony. The emergency broadcast gives the rotund fur balls ample warning. For the raptor, ...

If you ever have walked across a Nebraska prairie and noticed small dirt mounds dotting the landscape, heads popping from burrows and sharp barking, you likely have wandered into a prairie dog town.