MadSci Network: Zoology
Query:

Re: What animal lives in a prairie and in a dirt mound

Date: Sun May 14 22:13:25 2000
Posted By: Jack Paxton, Faculty Crop Science Emeritus, University of Illinois
Area of science: Zoology
ID: 958014944.Zo
Message:

This sounds like a mound made by a prairie dog. These animals are more common further west but might be there. You can find 
out more about them in any encyclopedia, or in some websites such as 

this one or
this site.
Burrowing animals help prairies by turning over the soil and carrying materials underground that help build soil. 
In addition they help water and air to enter the soil to help roots grow. 
You might take turns watching the hole to see if you can see this active critter.




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