Prairie dog update! They’re loving the enclosure and we reinforced their burrows with gutter piping to prevent collapsing. We have spoken to the top prairie dog expert in the country and we have learned a LOT after speaking with Dr Seaburg! Prairie dogs are SOOO much more complex than people think, they’re very social and intelligent creatures and most in captivity are literally sucked out of their burrows with a giant vacuum contraption and sold into the pet trade, which I guess is better than

Prairie dogs are very social creatures that reside in complex burrows belowground. These tunnels house many colonies or towns of prairie dogs. A family unit is referred to as a coterie, which follows a polygynous mating system consisting of one male and several females. Our coterie of black-tailed prairie dogs recently welcomed four new pups, who can now be seen in the Exploration Zone’s prairie dog habitat. Typically, breeding season is mid-March to mid-April and pups are born after a gestation