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Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050712_018 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050712_003 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050712_002 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050712_001 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050710_015 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050710_014 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050710_013 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050710_012 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050710_011 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050710_010 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050710_009 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050710_008 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Photo ID: rmi20050709_235 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Photo ID: rmi20050709_234 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Photo ID: rmi20050709_232 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Photo ID: rmi20050709_231 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Photo ID: rmi20050709_229 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Photo ID: rmi20050709_224 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050708_083 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050708_082 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050708_081 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050708_080 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050708_079 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050708_078 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050708_077 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050708_076 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050708_071 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050708_070 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050708_069 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050708_067 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA. Photo ID: rmi20050708_066 Digital photo © Rune Midtgaard 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Juvenile. Photo ID: hbrIMG_9369r Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2007 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Eating carrots in winter. Photo ID: hbrIMG_2752r Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2009 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Searching for food in winter. Photo ID: hbrIMG_2743r Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2009 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Eating carrots in winter. Photo ID: hbrIMG_2739r Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2009 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Searching for food in winter. Photo ID: hbrIMG_2732r Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2009 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Watching from entrance of burrow in winter. Photo ID: hbrIMG_2710r Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2009 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Guarding at entrance of burrow in winter. Photo ID: hbrIMG_2678r Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2009 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Winter pelage. Photo ID: hbrIMG_2300r Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2009 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Winter pelage. Photo ID: hbrIMG_2288r Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2009 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Winter pelage. Photo ID: hbrIMG_2280r Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2009 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Winter pelage. Photo ID: hbrIMG_2263r Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2009 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Juvenile. Photo ID: hbrIMG_0032r Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2005 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Adult. Photo ID: hbr20140529_006 Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2014 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Adult. Photo ID: hbr20140529_002 Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2014 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Two juveniles with one adult. Photo ID: hbr20140517_037 Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2014 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Juvenile. Photo ID: hbr20140517_023 Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2014 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Photo ID: hbr20110212_004 Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2011 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog As the young loses the balance, it falls on the back. Photo ID: hbr20090605_022 Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2009 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog As the young twists itself, it loses the balance. Photo ID: hbr20090605_021 Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2009 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog One young scratches its thigh region. Photo ID: hbr20090605_020 Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2009 Home

Cynomys ludovicianus Black-tailed Prairie Dog Two young individuals, age 2-3 months. Photo ID: hbr20090605_019 Digital photo © Henrik Bringsøe 2009 Home