Females within the same family or coterie will help each other raise their pups. Prairie dog pups are born underground and do (c4603951-b25f-4b6f-8084-ed00616b6d7b)

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an adult prairie dog and four young prairie dogs peeking out of a burrow Females within the same family or coterie will help each other raise their pups. Prairie dog pups are born underground and do not come up until they are at least six weeks old. If given the opportunity, neighboring coteries may attack young prairie dogs. Keywords: prairie dog; black tailed prairie dog