"From time to time a prairie dog will stand on its hind legs, stretch the body vertically and throw its front feet high into the air while making a loud, sneezy yip. Jump-yipping soon spreads through the colony creating a contagious and wild dance. Naturalists believe that jump-yips probably help family groups maintain their territories, and may possibly be an 'all-clear' signal once a predator has left the vicinity."
The above quote is from: Prairie Dogs on OSMP - City of Boulder, Colorado. Please follow this link to learn more about the black-tailed prairie dog. Read about their burrow system, their home. Read about their communications systems. Read about how the prairie dog is a keystone species.
We need help preserve the prairie dogs of Boulder County. Please tell the members of the Boulder City Council to relocate, rather than exterminate, the healthy colony that lives near Lee Hill and Broadway. Dead bodies don't dance.