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About Alex
Alexandrite, better known as Alex, is a male Black-tailed Prairie Dog born on March 30, 2025.
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Alexandrite (Alex)
Black-tailed Prairie Dog · Cynomys ludovicianus
Alex is a male Black-tailed Prairie Dog and part of The Scurry. He was born March 30, 2025.
NAMEAlexandrite
NICKNAMEAlex
SPECIESBlack-tailed Prairie Dog
SCIENTIFIC NAMECynomys ludovicianus
SEXMale
DATE OF BIRTHMarch 30, 2025
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Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Where it lives: Prairie dogs are open-country ground squirrels associated with grassland, prairie or shrub-steppe depending on species. Soil and vegetation requirements are locally important.
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