BLLV is unique to the Prairie vole. She pioneered the physiological study of socially monogamous mammals, including the prairie vole. This uniqueness in the prairie vole behavior is related to the oxytocin and vasopressin hormones. Blowouts&colon; masked shrew, prairie vole, and meadow voles. The prairie vole is monogamous and forms a lifelong pair bond. If the female prairie vole dies, the male does not look for a new partner. Voles include the prairie vole, woodland vole and the meadow vole. The prairie vole is special for having pair bonding with its partner. The eastern cottontail, the prairie vole, the common raccoon, and the white-tailed deer are present. The prairie vole ("Microtus ochrogaster") is a small vole found in central North America.