PrairiedogsareAmerica'sanswertothemeerkat-small,sociableandexceptionallycute.ThisoffbeatfilmnarratedbyRobBrydontakesustotheWildWestwhereprairiedogsliveinhugecoloniesknownas'towns'.Likemeerkats,theyarecomicaltowatch,butthereisawholelotmoretoprairiedogsthanjustbeingcute-theycantalk. For30yearsProfessorConSlobodchikoffhasbeenrecordingtheircallsinresponsetopredatorslikecoyotes,hawksandbadgers.Hebelieveshehasdiscoveredalanguagesecondonlytohumansinitscomplexity.It'saboldclaimbutisheright?Conhasdevisedaseriesofcunningfieldexperimentstohelpprovehispoint.
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