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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə/ PY-kə; archaically spelled pica) is a small mountain-dwelling mammal found in Asia and North America. With short limbs, very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative, the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.
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Pika is a small mountain-dwelling mammal with short limbs, very round body, and even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble a their close cousin the rabbit, but with shorter ears. They prefer Rocky slopes and graze on mostly grasses, flowers and young stems. In Autumn they stores food in their burrows to eat during the long cold winters.
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Pika is a small mountain-dwelling mammal with short limbs, very round body, and even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble a their close cousin the rabbit, but with shorter ears. They prefer Rocky slopes and graze on mostly grasses, flowers and young stems. In Autumn they stores food in their burrows to eat during the long cold winters.
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Tough little critters that live there at elevation 10,500 feet in Wyoming that is covered in snow for 8 to 9 months out of the year.
Halt!! Who goes there!? This inquisative Pika just let his curiousity get the better of him as I tried to mimic his calls. Great hike up by Brainard Lake above Ward, Colorado today.
A Rocky Mountain Pika (Ochotona princeps) standing as sentry on the rocky slopes of Mt. Edith Cavell in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
9 September, 2011.
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Wonder of there was another special one waiting back at the nest for the pretty bouquet of weeds ...
An American Pika (Ochotona princeps) surveys the rocky terrain from the safety of a rock slide on Mt. Edith Cavell on the east slope of the Rocky Mountains in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
16 August, 2015.
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A Rocky Mountain Pika (Ochotona princeps) gathers hay for its winter feed which it stores in the rocky terrain on the slopes of Mt. Edith Cavell in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
9 September, 2011.
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Following this fast pika among the rocks was very challenging, and not knowing where it would appear next for a second or two makes getting those captures of it all that harder.
Here it popped up and was able to get that focus and snap in before it moved on again.
Such a blast find these little ones among the rocks, then being patient and not moving so they become used to you being in their rocky neighborhood.
My theme for the next few days will be a tribute to the small critters, starting with this pika found at an elevation of around 12,000 feet in Rocky Mountain National Park.
From The National Wildlife Federation:
"Despite their cuddly appearance, American pikas—the smallest members of the lagomorph group—are among North America's toughest animals. Pikas are one of the few mammals in the lower 48 states that can survive their entire lives in alpine terrain, the windswept no-man's-land above tree line.
Pikas have short, stout bodies with big, round ears and do not have a visible tail. Pikas reach a size of about seven to eight inches (18 to 20 centimeters) in length.
The American pika has a brown and black coloration, which is meant to camouflage them among rocks. Pika fur is thick to keep them warm in the winter. During the summer, they put on a much lighter coat of fur—however, the hair is still thick enough that a pika might overheat if exposed to temperatures above 78 degrees Fahrenheit for prolonged periods."
A Rocky Mountain Pika (Ochotona princeps) or sometimes referred to as "Rock Rabbit" pauses in its task of building food supplies for the winter months to peruse the landscape of the lower slopes of Mt. Edith Cavell for any danger. Mt. Edith Cavell is located in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
9 September, 2011.
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