Drawing on more than four decades of groundbreaking fieldwork, John Hoogland offers a fascinating window into the lives of prairie dogs鈥攈ighly social, diurnal rodents that inhabit the grasslands of western North America and function as a keystone species. He explores how prairie dogs live in large colonies, communicate through sophisticated alarm calls, and navigate the challenges of cooperation and competition in the wild. Please join the Smithsonian Associates in welcoming John Hoogland, author of Prairie Dogs.