Animals

PIKAS

Pikas (pronounced pI-kah or pE-kah) are not rodents but members of the rabbit family (hence their nickname of Rock Rabbit). They live at high altitudes (above tree line) among rocky outcroppings and boulder fields. You will most likely hear them before you see them... for while their coats offer them excellent camouflage, they can never seem to resist a sharp little bark to let you know you are trespassing.

Pikas can usually be found sunning themselves on rocks.

Pikas are extremely quick and agile on the rocks. They sometimes even seem to defy gravity.

This Pika bounds from rock to rock with a large mouthful of grass. They store this vegetation in small piles called haystacks which they later eat throughout the long winter since they do not hibernate.




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