Curated OER
Prairie Dogs: Finding the Balance
Students study about prairie dogs and determine the mean, median, and mode of a prairie dog tow's population.
Sheppard Software
Sheppard Software: Prairie Dogs
This site gives an in-depth description of a prairie dog, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Monkey Pox Basics
This page contains several links to articles on the CDC's Web site about monkey pox. Great place to go to get all of the information you'll ever need about the disease.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Prairie Dogs
An in-depth description of prairie dogs, including their classification, appearance, habitat, adaptations, reproduction, diet, and other interesting facts. Also includes pictures, video, and sound bytes.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Grassland Animals
This site from the Missouri Botanical Garden provides animal descriptions of several grassland animals. Content includes pictures, fact sheets, and more.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Black Tailed Prairie Dog
Discover more about the Black-tailed Prairie Dog through this educational resource. This site features information on reproduction, habitat, range, diet and more.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Black Footed Bandits, Stealing Home
This article covers the antics and little-known facts related to the bandits (prairie dogs and ferrets). The article covers information on the history of the prairie dogs and ferrets as well as information on specific characteristics.
Animal Fact Guide
Animal Fact Guide: Black Tailed Prairie Dog
Learn about the habitat, physical characteristics, diet, breeding patterns, and behavior of the black-tailed prairie dog in this reference guide.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Prairie Dogs
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Prairie Dogs (Cynomys), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this genus and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Hall of Mammals: Prairie Dog
Brief illustrated overview of the prairie dog and an accompanying video demonstrate the physical adaptations that allow this animal to survive in its habitat.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Prairie Dog
A site about a tiny rodent who is a keystone species in the Great Plains, but is losing its habitat. Learn about this prairie dog.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Prairie Dogs
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Prairie Dogs."