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Black-tailed Prairie Dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus)--one is doing "jump-yip" display/signal. While not definitive, most prairie dog researchers think it is a signal meaning "all is clear" or "I'm OK." Prairie badlands in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, summer.
©Tom & Pat Leeson
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