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Description: |
ix, 173 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-161) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Prairie Dog Mythology -- Prairie Dog Power -- Prairie Dogs As Food -- Prairie Dog Names -- Sign Language -- American Indian Languages -- Prairie Dog Spots -- Prairie Dog Species -- Size Comparison -- Body Features -- Black-tailed Prairie Dog -- White-tailed Prairie Dog -- Gunnison Prairie Dog -- Utah Prairie Dog -- Mexican Prairie Dog -- Mistaken Identity: the Rock Squirrel -- Evolution -- Taxonomy -- Range -- Prairie Dog Range State-by-State -- Biology -- Teeth -- Prairie Dog Skull -- Eyesight -- Tail -- Feet -- Prairie Dog Tracks -- Hair -- Reproduction -- Activity -- Hibernation -- Communication -- Families -- Colonies -- Food -- Habitat -- Burrows -- Predators -- Profile of a Predator: Black-Footed Ferret -- The Ecology of Prairie Dog Colonies -- Profile of a Neighbor: Burrowing Owl -- Mortality -- Conservation -- Prairie Dog Conservation Status State-by-State -- Pest Control -- Prairie Dogs as Pets -- Prairie Dog Watching. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Subject: A combination illustrated field guide, fact book, and folklore collection, Prairie Dogs is the latest addition to the highly-acclaimed Johnson Nature Series. |
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Series Added Entry: |
Long, Kim. Johnson nature series. |