The Latin name for the common Prairie Dogs that can be found in Colorado is Cynomys ludovicianus (black tailed prairie dog) . Farmers and ranchers hate them but for me they are lots of fun to watch. When you come close to these little rodents a look out or sentry will raise both arms and start chattering away like they want to tell you to get the hell out of their area.
As I develop this thread of thought with these little critters, more and more prairie dog critters will be showing up and hopefully you will get a sense of the little world they live in. There will be the leaders and the followers, the thinkers and the non thinkers.
Of course my vision of a prairie dog town or village is a wee bit different from reality but it should be fun to create a brave new world in which the struggles of every day life of the little guys comes out and maybe you will recognize some of the same things going on in our own world (hint hint)
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