the.com/prairie dog
a rodent that built democracy, dialects, and underground cities while you were doomscrolling.
complex languageCalls describe predator size, color, and speed
underground metropolisOne colony covered 25,000 square miles, billions strong
social kissingThey greet by touching teeth to identify kin
ecosystem keystoneOver 130 species depend on their towns
not dogsThey are squirrels named for barking alarms