Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town
Synopsis
Prairie dogs are America's answer to the meerkat - small, sociable and exceptionally cute. This offbeat film narrated by Rob Brydon takes us to the Wild West where prairie dogs live in huge colonies known as 'towns'. Like meerkats, they are comical to watch, but there is a whole lot more to prairie dogs than just being cute - they can talk. For 30 years Professor Con Slobodchikoff has been recording their calls in response to predators like coyotes, hawks and badgers. He believes he has discovered a language second only to humans in its complexity. It's a bold claim but is he right? Con has devised a series of cunning field experiments to help prove his point.
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- Director
- Stephen Dunleavy
- Original Title
- Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 58m
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What is Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town about?
Prairie dogs are America's answer to the meerkat - small, sociable and exceptionally cute. This offbeat film narrated by Rob Brydon takes us to the Wild West where prairie dogs live in huge colonies known as 'towns'. Like meerkats, they are comical to watch, but there is a whole lot more to prairie dogs than just being cute - they can talk. For 30 years Professor Con Slobodchikoff has been recording their calls in response to predators like coyotes, hawks and badgers. He believes he has discovered a language second only to humans in its complexity. It's a bold claim but is he right? Con has devised a series of cunning field experiments to help prove his point.
Who directed Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town?
Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town was directed by Stephen Dunleavy.
Who stars in Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town?
The principal cast of Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town includes Rob Brydon.
When was Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town released and how long is it?
Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town was released in 2010 with a total runtime of 58m.