Yes, that is a six-ton, 12-foot-tall (8.7m) concrete prairie dog sitting just outside of the Badland National Park in Philip, South Dakota. The massive pink and ocher statue has been watching over this corner of the Badlands for more than 50 years and is purportedly the largest in the world. Visiting the giant prairie dog is free, but for only $1 you can buy peanuts from the Ranch Store Gift Shop next door and make friends with the life-size prairie dogs, who scurry around the place.

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