1911_1352 Snack Food
A Black-tailed Prairie Dog pauses with a mouthful of dry grass, snack food for times during winter when it comes out of its torpid state. Perhaps it also serves as bedding material. Prairie dogs are very organized below ground. They dig sleeping chambers, and a separate poop chamber, which they will seal off when it gets full (and then excavate another). Meanwhile, I've found myself sprawled in prairie dog poop countless times to get a photo. Which of us is farther along the evolutionary road?
The title above carries a double meaning, in that prairie dogs themselves can be snack food for badgers, coyotes, weasels, golden eagles, and so on. I try not to take sides. Let it unfold. Ah, what nonchalance - the luxury of being at the top of the food chain...
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2019 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
1911_1352 Snack Food
A Black-tailed Prairie Dog pauses with a mouthful of dry grass, snack food for times during winter when it comes out of its torpid state. Perhaps it also serves as bedding material. Prairie dogs are very organized below ground. They dig sleeping chambers, and a separate poop chamber, which they will seal off when it gets full (and then excavate another). Meanwhile, I've found myself sprawled in prairie dog poop countless times to get a photo. Which of us is farther along the evolutionary road?
The title above carries a double meaning, in that prairie dogs themselves can be snack food for badgers, coyotes, weasels, golden eagles, and so on. I try not to take sides. Let it unfold. Ah, what nonchalance - the luxury of being at the top of the food chain...
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2019 James R. Page - all rights reserved.