Seeing and hearing prairie dogs squeak at each other is one of the neatest things I've encountered at any of the national parks. At Theodore Roosevelt there are

Seeing and hearing prairie dogs squeak at each other is one of the neatest things I've encountered at any of the national parks. At Theodore Roosevelt there are large colonies bisected by a park road with plenty of pulloffs. I sat there in the truck with my dog for hours just watching how they scurry around and play in the 20 degree temperatures. Seeing the panic when a badger started to encroach on their territory was also kind of nerve-racking.