THE SCURRY
About Opel
Opel is a female Black-tailed Prairie Dog and one of the ground squirrels in The Scurry.
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Opel
Black-tailed Prairie Dog · Cynomys ludovicianus
Opel is a female Black-tailed Prairie Dog and part of The Scurry.
NAMEOpel
SPECIESBlack-tailed Prairie Dog
SCIENTIFIC NAMECynomys ludovicianus
SEXFemale
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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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