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The Social Behavior of Prairie Dogs

In building towns the prairie dog protects itself against predators and encourages the plants on which it feeds. Its social behavior is passed from generation to generation by both heredity and learning

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 201 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “The Social Behavior of Prairie Dogs” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 201 No. 4 (), p. 128
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1059-128