Prairie Dogs Do 'The Wave' | Video

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 20:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Prairie dogs "jump-yip" to check in and make sure their burrow mates are paying attention to potential predators. This contagious prairie dog "wave" is one of the many social behaviors of these rodents.

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