TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Life in a Colony 5 CHAPTER 2 The Grasslands 11 THAT’S AMAZING Prairie Dog Talk 16 CHAPTER 3 Problems for Prairie Dogs 19 CHAPTER 4 Protecting Prairie Dogs 25 Focus on Prairie Dogs 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32
LIFE IN A COLONY Under Under the hot sun a colony of prairie dogs is hard at work The animals dig tunnels feed on grass and look for predators Soon one of the prairie dogs spots a coyote The prairie dog barks out a warning call The other prairie dogs run and hide A prairie dog jumps and lets out a call This action is called a jump-yip 5 CHAPTER 1
