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It's not the prairie dogs themselves, but the fleas on the dogs. The carriers for the plague are fleas.
by 317070 1y ago
It's not the prairie dogs themselves, but the fleas on the dogs. The carriers for the plague are fleas.
- MangoToupe 1y agoYes, but every case I've heard of involved direct contact with the prairie dog. I can't imagine the fleas are that mobile without them.
- kulahan 1y agoIt’s pretty easy to get close to prairie dogs over time. They will eventually learn you’re not a threat, and tell the others. So you’re going on a walk one day, they seem friendly, people like handling cute animals… bada big bada boom