Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) eating Russian thistle, Fall, Theodore Roosevelt NP, ND, USA, by Dominique Baud/Dembinsky Photo Assoc

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Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) carefully eating seeds from prickly and invasive Russian thistle, a non-native species. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND. Late September.

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Photo credit: © Dominique Braud/Dembinsky Photo Associates/Alamy / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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