Pika with some thorny bedding

A pika drags a freshly cut thistle to its den as it prepares for winter. Pika keep very busy during the warmer months by dragging all kinds of plants and grasses to its den where it will stay all winter eating what it has stored. Captured in the Hoodoos of Yellowstone National Park.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

That's interesting. Do they actually hibernate? Or just hide and keep eating stocked food? Posted 9 years ago
1. travismorhardt
  
  Lion
  
  To my understanding they keep active in their dens all winter and eat stocked food. Posted 9 years ago

Greg Shchepanek

Lion

Brilliant capture of a perfect moment Posted 3 years ago

The American pika

The American pika , a diurnal species of pika, is found in the mountains of western North America, usually in boulder fields at or above the tree line. They are herbivorous, smaller relatives of rabbits and hares.

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Similar species: Hares, Rabbits And Pikas

Species identified by travismorhardt