Pika (Rock Rabbit) [Ochotona princeps]: Wildlife and Nature Photography of the Rocky Mountains
Photo Credit: Brian Crawford Photography
Pika (Rock Rabbit) [Ochotona princeps]
Pikas are small mammals,
related to rabbits (lagomorphs--with two sets of incisors, unlike rodents).
North American pikas usually
live at high altitudes where rockpiles ("talus slopes") are formed at
the base of cliffs by the shattering action of the freeze-thaw process.
Most pikas use rockpiles
for shelter from the weather and from predators. |
