The American pika — a small, herbivorous, conspicuously cute mammal related to rabbits and hares — is adapted to the cold climate in high-elevation boulder fields and alpine meadows in the mountains ...
A northern pika is seen in a rocky area in the town of Shikaoi, Hokkaido, on Oct. 15, 2024. (Mainichi/Taichi Kaizuka)=Click/tap photo for more images. SHIKAOI, Hokkaido -- Northern pika ...
The species name princeps comes from the Latin word for chief, referring to the Chipewyan Indian name for the pika: “little chief hare.” The word pika comes from the name used by the Tunguses tribe in ...