Some new furry faces have popped up at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo. Black-tailed prairie dog pups that were born around three weeks ago underground in the Bridgeport zoo's habitat have begun coming to ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — Exciting news from the Potawatomi Zoo — they have baby prairie dogs! The zoo shared a video of one of the babies. The babies, called pups, will live their first six weeks ...

Twelve prairie dog pups are now on display at Boston's Franklin Park Zoo, officials announced Friday.Pups are born blind and hairless and do not make an appearance outside of the burrow until they are ...

BOSTON (WPRI) — Those taking a trip to Franklin Park Zoo will be able to see a dozen new furry faces. Now that it’s spring, prairie dog pups begin emerging from their underground burrows, and this ...

At about 3:30 a.m., four hours into our drive, Travis Livieri’s phone began to thrum. “I’ve got a ferret for you,” a voice crackled through the static. The animal in question was one of North ...

Prairie dogs aren’t dogs at all but are actually a species of ground squirrels. They are cousins of the squirrels we find in our backyards. Prairie dogs live in big social groups called prairie dog ...