# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CrbaM1eOscN
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21022214-nationalparkservice-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/2c9f3cba01.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-04-24T18:12:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

Oh, yeah? Come over here and say that! 

Whoops, never-mind. Prairie dogs are among the most social of animals. They live together in large colonies or towns often sharing the utilities. Most towns have numerous burrows with a network of entrances allowing easy retreats but also quick escape. While burrows are a refuge from hawks, golden eagles, and two people arguing about unrelated topics on their social media feed, they can be a dangerous place when a hungry badger, weasel or rattlesnake comes calling. It’s critical for a town to post lookouts who take turns searching for and identifying any signs of danger. When danger is detected, the lookouts bark to warn the town. In a flurry of dust and closing of shutters, most of the townsfolk retreat to the safety of their burrows, but a few lookouts will remain on opposite ends of the town to tease the invader (“Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!”) to draw attention from one prairie dog to the next so that it can’t focus on any one individual. 

Video: A Utah Prairie Dog at @brycecanyonnps barks and retreats. 

#prairiedog #utah #brycecanyon #nature #bark #outdoors #town #nationalparkweek

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

## Tags

outdoors, nature, utah, town, prairiedog, brycecanyon, bark, nationalparkweek

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