When I'm a small prey mammal and I've evolved to survive the barren rocky landscape by optimizing into a tan egg

Pika, Mount Rainier National Park

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How are you preparing for winter? The American pika (Ochotona princeps) spends the warmer months foraging for flowers to build up "haypiles" of food near its den to ready itself for the colder season. It sometimes makes hundreds of foraging trips in one day—particularly in late summer—preferring plants with higher protein and water contents.

If you’ve never seen this lagomorph, try listening instead! This North American mammal is known for its high-pitched, squeaky vocalizations. The pika vocalizes to attract mates, protect its territory, and to raise the alarm about potential threats.

Photo: ​​Mark Penninger (USFS), PD, Wikimedia Commons

An American Pika Sizing Up Some Yummy Thistle

The Real-Life Pikachu: Pictures Of The American Pika

Photographer: Deirdre Denali

comic inspired by my personal experience :,) i like to project my PIKA onto yuuma since it makes sense

Did you know the American Pika love the wildflowers as much as us here at Cedar Breaks?

In fact, it is their favorite food!

Pika's do not hibernate and will collect wildflowers and grasses in the summertime and lay them out on the rocks in the sun to dry them. They do that so their food does not go moldy during the winter. These are called "Haystacks" and they are stored in their dens till wintertime. All plants in the park are protected. Remember, it is illegal to pick any wildflowers inside Cedar Breaks National Monument. You can help leave no trace by taking only photographs and leaving only footprints. Help protect the plants by walking on designated trails. NPS Photo

via: Cedar Breaks National Monument - Utah

Pika

American Pika (Ochotona princeps), family Ochotonidae, order Lagomorpha, found in mountain regions of the western U.S. and Canada

Photograph by JN Stuart

this is jellybean he chewed through your power cables and it only made him stronger

Pikachu drawing for a friend!

@willabee !!!! @burbled's precious cat whom I love dearly from afar

The last time I drew her in color gets so much love and I realized it'd been a bit and I wanted to try my hand at drawing her again

Based mostly on this photo