草原土拨鼠

I spotted this cute prairie dog looking for food. There were at least 10 more nearby.

我拍到这只可爱的北美草原土拨鼠正在寻求食物，附近至少有10只。

It is the Chipmunk, Ferret and Prairie Dog Species that greets you today.

今天是花栗鼠、雪貂和草原土拨鼠王国向你们问候。

When a prairie dog senses danger it begins to chirp and retreat to its burrow.

犹他草原土拨鼠拥有很多的天敌，当它们感觉到危险的时候它们会唧唧喳喳的叫然后躲到它们的地洞中。

And farmers destroy smaller animals like the prairie dog and the coyote .

农民则杀死了像草原土拨鼠和郊狼这样的小动物。

Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in,"Vanishing Prairie Dog," April 1998, National Geographic magazine

图片为《国家地理杂志》1998年四月"消失的草原土拨鼠"一文而摄，未刊发。

Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, The Vanishing Prairie Dog, April 1998, National Geographic magazine

图片为《国家地理杂志》1998年4月号"消失的草原土拨鼠"而摄，未刊发。

Staring Prairie Dog, Utah, 1997

凝视的草原土拨鼠，犹他州，1997

Prairie Dog Nest, Utah, 1997

草原土拨鼠的窝，犹他州，1997

Text adapted from "The Vanishing Prairie Dog," April 1998, National Geographic magazine

图片为《国家地理杂志》1998年4月号"消没的草原土拨鼠"而摄，未刊发文本由此改编。

Black-tailed prairie dogs live in harmony with bison on the plains of South Dakota, but the same cannot be said for the prairie dogs' relationships with some humans in the area.

在南达科塔平原，黑尾草原土拨鼠与野牛和谐相处，可惜在草原土拨鼠与人类之间便难寻这样的景象。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。