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More About Rodents - Misc. ...
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The order Rodentia has been the most spectacularly successful of all the branches on the mammal family tree. Currently there are, depending on the authority consulted, between 2000 and 3000 species of rodent?roughly half of all mammal species. Rodents are found in vast numbers on all continents (they are the only placental order other than the bats to reach Australia without human introduction), most islands, and in all habitats bar the oceans.
Most rodents are small. The tiny African Pygmy Mouse is only 6 cm in length and 7 grams in weight. On the other hand, the Capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 pounds) and the extinct Phoberomys pattersoni is believed to have weighed 700 kg.
Rodents have two incisors in the upper as well as in the lower jaw which grow continuously and must be kept worn down by gnawing; this is the origin of the name, from the Latin rodere, to gnaw. These teeth are used for cutting wood, biting through the skin of fruit, or for defence. Nearly all rodents feed on plants, seeds in particular, but there are a few exceptions which eat insects or even fish.
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Prairie Dog
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The Dragonfly Pond
Sound of a Prairie Dog
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Chipmunk
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Rouge River Valley
Chipmunk Audio Clip
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Chipmunk
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Chipmunk
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Gunnison's Prairie Dog
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Gunnison's Prairie Dogs use this call when they see a domestic dog
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Gunnison's Prairie Dog
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Gunnison's Prairie Dogs use this call when they see a human
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Black-Tailed Prairie Dog
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Sedgwick County Zoo
Commentary
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Gunnison's Prairie Dog
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Gunnison's Prairie Dogs use this call when they see a hawk
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Prairie Dog
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Desert USA
Prairie Dog vocalization
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Prairie Dog
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Wind Cave National Park
Prairie Dog Call
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Groundhog
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National Geographic
Groundhog sound clip
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Prairie Dog
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National Geographic
Prairie Dog sound clip
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