Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) ~ The Mirth of God
This morning i went on a run. The trail i take leads through a Prairie Dog village, and as i pass through they normally keep a wary eye on me but go about their usual business. Today, however, the whole village went into an uproar at my approach! Males sat atop their hills, thrusting their noses into the air and chirping wildly. Females dashed to their holes, shaking their little black tails angrily. All at once i saw what all the fuss was about. The pale doll faces of prairie dog puppies peered out from their burrows. The baby prairie dogs have arrived! When I saw their tiny faces i could not help but laugh. i must have looked like an idiot, running along the trail and laughing to myself. i couldn’t stop! Every time i saw a baby prairie dog I burst out laughing again! i must have got a double workout with all the cardio from guffawing while on the jog. i had a similar experience w...