tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717214275439167841.post3999212345478211645..comments2024-02-15T06:46:58.242-07:00Comments on Colorado Lifestyle: Black-tailed Prairie Dogsylvia murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036556969652726061noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717214275439167841.post-77066368000140402212009-05-19T02:01:00.000-06:002009-05-19T02:01:00.000-06:00Ooops, so sorry, in my curiosity I've punctured th...Ooops, so sorry, in my curiosity I've punctured the cute factor! In recompense I'll try to find a Scottish cute but secretly nasty creature to post. Hmmm - out of tune bagpipers in the tourist season?Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717214275439167841.post-66815578885222675482009-05-18T12:27:00.000-06:002009-05-18T12:27:00.000-06:00HI Linda,
It is quite true that Prairie dogs carr...HI Linda,<br /><br />It is quite true that Prairie dogs carry the plague. I decided not to mention that because these young ones were so cute. No point in dwelling on the fact that they are also VECTORS OF DISEASE :)<br /><br />I have seen trails closed because a nearby colony is badly infected.sylvia murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04036556969652726061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717214275439167841.post-24894604074551852752009-05-18T01:23:00.000-06:002009-05-18T01:23:00.000-06:00Talking with an American newly-discovered distant ...Talking with an American newly-discovered distant relative by marriage yesterday, who used to be in the army, he was saying that the fleas on prairie dogs still carry the Black Plague, and that the military monitors the density of plague-carrying fleas on them. Once they reach a certain level they carry out a cull of the prairie dogs.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717214275439167841.post-41819931278957132532009-05-14T05:24:00.000-06:002009-05-14T05:24:00.000-06:00Your are so right...most babies are sooo cute and ...Your are so right...most babies are sooo cute and these little guys are adorable...but then there are some babies that the line, "only a face a mother could love" comes to mind! lol!<br />Cute post and I love that they cheer you on as you run by...<br />Hope you had a good weekend.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717015543939819841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717214275439167841.post-87682508303624776682009-05-12T00:22:00.000-06:002009-05-12T00:22:00.000-06:00Seems an exotic pest to me, as well as a cute one....Seems an exotic pest to me, as well as a cute one. But I can understand from your description the big impact that these small creatures make.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717214275439167841.post-22981899174328861682009-05-10T13:53:00.000-06:002009-05-10T13:53:00.000-06:00They are very cute. Enjoyed the information. They ...They are very cute. Enjoyed the information. They sound as pesky as the packrats we deal with at our home in Arizona.Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08914467564292313727noreply@blogger.com