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Nesting Birds Eavesdrop on Prairie Dog Alarm Calls to Keep Their Eggs Safe From Grassland Predators
Prairie dogs are chatty creatures. The animals have a variety of calls to alert each other to the presence of predators, each ...
This grassland bird eavesdrops on prairie dogs to keep itself safe from predators
Previous research has shown birds frequently eavesdrop on other bird species to glean information about potential food ...
A teenager with a job making burritos became a powerful Minnesota lawmaker who trained service dogs
Melissa Hortman’s power as a Democratic leader to shape the course of a deeply divided Minnesota Legislature was a far cry ...
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A Dino’s Last Dinner And Eavesdropping Birds
Scientists look inside the fossilized stomach contents of a massive dinosaur. And, why some birds listen for prairie dogs’ ...
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A grassland bird eavesdrops on prairie dog calls to keep itself safe from predators
WASHINGTON — Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air.
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No charges after police dog bit double-homicide suspect
No charges will be laid after a police dog bit a suspect in a Portage la Prairie double homicide during an arrest in January. Manitoba First Nations Police Service officers were trying to stop ...
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A grassland bird eavesdrops on prairie dog calls to keep itself safe from predators
This photo provided by the Smithsonian in June 2024 shows a prairie dog at the American Prairie nature preserve in Montana. (Roshan Patel/Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology ...
Omaha police officer injured after being attacked by dog
Authorities said the officer was responding to a domestic dispute when the dog attacked. Minnesota Lawmaker Melissa Hortman Killed, FBI Hunt Suspect Dodgers tried to stop Spanish version of US ...