About:

Drought Prairie Dog is an image macro of a Prairie Dog that appears to be crawling through a desert begging for water. A relatively new meme, it has been used primarily to suggest begging, often sarcastically.

Origin:

This image first gained true popularity on Reddit when posted by user u/PlanetoftheAthiests ^[1]. There is a degree of controversy regarding whether or not this is a forced meme, due to the nature of the post. However, at this point it has been quickly embraced by the r/AdviceAnimals subreddit ^[2].

The oldest confirmed use of the image was on 2014 in an article from The Huffington Post ^[3]. The image appears in the portfolio of stock photographer Andrey Kuzmin on several stock photography sites, the oldest dated 2011 ^[4][5][6]. Research is ongoing to determine if this is the point of origin.

External References:

^[1] Reddit I googled 'California Drought' and may have discovered a new meme

^[2] Reddit /r/AdviceAnimals

^[3] The Huffington Post Brown is the New Green in California's Drought

^[4] Canstockphoto Funny rodent Date added: 2011-09-01

^[5] depositphotos Funny rodent

^[6] GettyImages Funny Rodent