Saturday, July 5, 2025

We found a prairie dog town in Lubbock

 

 

Know who else besides prairie dogs live in prairie dog towns?


 

Burrowing owls.


 

It’s a symbiotic relationship.  The little owls don’t eat prairie dogs, they eat large insects and small mammals.


 

The owls use the prairie dog burrows for nesting.  The prairie dogs benefit from the vigilance of the owls.


 

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