THE PIKA
■ Type: Mammal
■ Diet: Herbivore
■ Average life span in the wild: 6 to 14 years
■ Size: 7 to 8 in (18–20 cm);Tail less than 0.8 in (2 cm) long
■ Weight: 1,800 lbs (820 kg)
■ Skull size:
■ Diet: Herbivore
■ Average life span in the wild: 6 to 14 years
■ Size: 7 to 8 in (18–20 cm);Tail less than 0.8 in (2 cm) long
■ Weight: 1,800 lbs (820 kg)
■ Skull size:
Pikas are diurnal or crepuscular, with higher altitude species generally being more active during the daytime. They show their peak activity before the winter season. Pikas do not hibernate, so they rely on collected hay for warm bedding and food. Pikas gather fresh grasses and lay them in stacks to dry. Once the grasses dry out, the pikas take this hay back to the burrows for storage. It is not uncommon for pikas to steal hay from others; the resulting disputes are usually exploited by neighboring predators like ferrets and large birds.
Eurasian pikas commonly live in family groups and share duties of gathering food and keeping watch. At least some species are territorial. North American pikas are asocial, leading solitary lives outside the breeding season.
Pikas are small animals, with short limbs, rounded ears, and short tails. They are about 18–20 cm in body length, with a tail less than 2 cm long, and weigh between 75 and 290 grams, depending on species. Like rabbits, after eating they initially produce soft green feces, which they eat again to extract further nutrition, before producing the final, solid, fecal pellets.
These animals are herbivores, and feed on a wide variety of plant matter. Because of their native habitat, they primarily eat grasses, sedges, shrub twigs, moss, and lichen. As with other lagomorphs, pikas have gnawing incisors and no canines.
Eurasian pikas commonly live in family groups and share duties of gathering food and keeping watch. At least some species are territorial. North American pikas are asocial, leading solitary lives outside the breeding season.
Pikas are small animals, with short limbs, rounded ears, and short tails. They are about 18–20 cm in body length, with a tail less than 2 cm long, and weigh between 75 and 290 grams, depending on species. Like rabbits, after eating they initially produce soft green feces, which they eat again to extract further nutrition, before producing the final, solid, fecal pellets.
These animals are herbivores, and feed on a wide variety of plant matter. Because of their native habitat, they primarily eat grasses, sedges, shrub twigs, moss, and lichen. As with other lagomorphs, pikas have gnawing incisors and no canines.
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