发布于20世纪80年代的一项长达七年的科学研究指出，在黑尾土拨鼠聚居地发生的同类残食行为导致了51%的幼崽死亡。
One seven-year study published in the 1980s showed that acts of cannibalism in colonies of black-tailed prairie dogs caused the deaths of some offspring in 51 percent of all litters .
黑尾土拨鼠