I was out producing a couple of video on prairie dogs for my Youtube series-- "That's Wild with Gary Metivier."

I looked up local experts while on a trip to Colorado. What you are about to hear is just fascinating --from how they have unuique language skills to how they have managed to survive so long as a prey specials.

Special thanks to my new friends for helping us share this with you,

also to my great partners Petersen Plumbing and heating and Morrison Community hospital for sponsoring inspiring stories like this.

Here is a link to the video story I produced.

https://youtu.be/7TFtsBwgyrI 

🎙️ This episode is part of our special *That’s Wild with Gary Metivier* series—a nature-focused journey inside *The Heart of the Story* podcast.

In this story, [brief 1-sentence summary—e.g., “we follow a family of bald eagles nesting along the Mississippi Flyway as they raise their young.”]

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**Keywords**: nature stories, wildlife, conservation, birds, That’s Wild, kids and family, behind the scenes, field reporting

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