{"id":265,"date":"2014-01-08T11:13:27","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T16:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/?p=265"},"modified":"2014-04-02T12:02:12","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T17:02:12","slug":"why-do-prairie-dogs-do-the-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/why-do-prairie-dogs-do-the-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do prairie dogs do \u2018the wave\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_266\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/HARE_black-tailed-prairie-dog-initiates-a-jump-yip-display_Darlene-Stack.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-266\" class=\" wp-image-266 \" alt=\"New research suggests that the \u201cjump-yip display\u201d used by these black-tailed prairie dogs - a behaviour which spreads through the colony like sports fans doing \u2018the wave\u2019 - is a way of checking up on how well their neighbours are watching out for danger. (Credit: Darlene Stack)\" src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/HARE_black-tailed-prairie-dog-initiates-a-jump-yip-display_Darlene-Stack.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/HARE_black-tailed-prairie-dog-initiates-a-jump-yip-display_Darlene-Stack.jpg 640w, http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/HARE_black-tailed-prairie-dog-initiates-a-jump-yip-display_Darlene-Stack-300x215.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/HARE_black-tailed-prairie-dog-initiates-a-jump-yip-display_Darlene-Stack-418x300.jpg 418w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New research suggests that the \u201cjump-yip display\u201d used by these black-tailed prairie dogs &#8211; a behaviour which spreads through the colony like sports fans doing \u2018the wave\u2019 &#8211; is a way of checking up on how well their neighbours are watching out for danger. (Credit: Darlene Stack)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When one prairie dog in a colony does a \u201cjump-yip\u201d display, the rest respond contagiously, like sports fans doing \u2018the wave.\u2019 However the purpose of this behaviour has been debated. New research shows that prairie dogs that start the wave adjust their behaviour based on how many responses they get and how delayed those responses are. This suggests the display is a way of gauging how well their neighbours are watching out for danger.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org\/content\/281\/1777\/20132153\" target=\"_blank\">Original research article<\/a> published in\u00a0<em>Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences<\/em> on <strong>January 7, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Names and affiliations of selected authors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umanitoba.ca\/Biology\/people\/hare\/\">James F. Hare<\/a>, University of Manitoba<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When one prairie dog in a colony does a \u201cjump-yip\u201d display, the rest respond contagiously, like sports fans doing \u2018the wave.\u2019 However the purpose of this behaviour has been debated. 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