These adaptable birds traditionally nest in the burrows of prairie dogs.

这些适应了新环境的鸟儿原本将巢穴驻在草原犬鼠的洞穴中。

Unfortunately, prairie dogs often harbor fleas, and fleas can carry the plague.

不幸的是，草原犬鼠通常会滋生跳蚤，并且跳蚤可能带有鼠疫。

Prairie dogs aren't really dogs at all. They're rodents.

草原犬鼠是啮齿动物，不是真正的犬类。

I know because we stopped to see the prairie dog in 2006.

我知道是因为 2006 年我们停下来去看了土拨鼠。

Except for the prairie dogs that get eaten. And the Yersinia pestis bacteria that cause plague.

当然，除了被吃掉的草原犬鼠和引发鼠疫的鼠疫耶尔森氏杆菌。

They caught the virus from pet prairie dogs that had been housed near imported small animals from Ghana.

他们从宠物土拨鼠身上感染这种病毒，这些土拨鼠被安置在从加纳进口的小动物附近。

Because they love to eat prairie dogs, which tend to live in the Great Plains and the West.

这是因为它们喜欢吃的草原犬鼠生活在美国大平原和西部地区。

They were thought to have died out because of the loss of prairie dog populations they depend on.

人们认为它们之所以灭绝，是因为它们赖以生存的草原土拨鼠数量减少了。

A prairie dog colony is usually surrounded by short, nutritious grass, thanks to the many teeth and toe.

通常，草原土拨鼠的聚居地总是充满了肥美的短草，这要感谢那些（食草动物勤快的）牙齿和脚趾了。

The prairie dogs were shot and poisoned by animal farmers seeking to create a better land environment for raising cows.

土拨鼠被动物养殖者射杀并毒死，目的是为饲养奶牛创造一个更好的土地环境。