"The Prairie Dog is not even related to the dog, but is so called from the fancied resemblance of its cry to the bark of a small dog, whence it has been also called the barking squirrel. It is about a foot long, reddish-brown above, lighter beneath."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Prairie Dog

"The Prairie Dog is not even related to the dog, but is so called from the fancied resemblance of its…