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 ...

It offers a snapshot into life during the Ice Age and is home to a tiny relic of those times – the collared pika. This species is hardier than its more common cousin the American pika and ...

Related to rabbits and hares and adapted to high-elevation habitat, the American pika faces a bleak future as temperatures rise and snow cover disappears 8 Mind-Boggling Facts About the Octopus ...