Prairie dog in prairie species such as the black-footed ferret, swift fox, golden eagle, red tailed hawk, American badger, coyote and ferruginous hawk. Other species, such as the golden-mantled ground squirrel, mountain plover, and the burrowing owl, also rely on prairie dog burrows for nesting areas. Even grazing species, such as plains bison, pronghorn, and mule deer have shown a proclivity for grazing on the same land used by prairie dogs. Nevertheless, prairie dogs are often identified as pests and exterminated from agricultural properties because they are capable of damaging crops, as they clear the immediate area around their burrows of most
Portrait of a Man, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family in a line with the elbow, "RH L van Ryn 1632 " ; canvas, 44 1/2 inches by 35 1/2 inches. Mentioned by Dutuit, p. 53 ; Michel, p. 119 [91, 443] ; Moes, 512. In the collection of the Beresteyn family, Chateau Maurik, Vucht, 1884. In the collection of the late H. O. Havemeyer, New York." The painting was included in most Rembrandt catalogs of the 20th-century along with its pendant, "Portrait of a Woman, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family", which has recently been disputed as autograph. The pendant is, however, still connected with Rembrandt's workshop