CINCINNATI ZOO GUIDE 
First Cage Owned by the Zoological Society 
by the stockholders. It always contains several varieties of 
birds. 
THE PRAIRIE DOG VILLAGE 
The visitor next turns to the right, where he will find his 
attention directed to the Prairie Dog Village, a large enclosure 
surrounded by a fence of iron and wire. The foundation is sunk 
seven feet in the ground in order to prevent the very small 
rodents from burrowing out. This village is divided into two 
parts: The larger part contains the prairie dog proper, while the 
smaller is given over to the mink. The Prairie Dogs (Cynomys 
ludovicianus ) are very interesting little animals. They are 
found in abundance in the west between the Rocky Mountains 
and the Mississippi River. These animals live in large com¬ 
munities in some localities, and the ground is honeycombed for 
miles in extent with their burrows. They are called prairie dogs 
because their cry resembles the short, sharp bark of a small dog. 
