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American pika (Ochotona princeps) pika sitting on rocks Pika
Watch a pika forage for food in mountainous terrain and deliver a litter of fully dependent hairless pups
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Examine the preparation measures taken by foraging pikas and hibernating ground squirrels
Survival strategy of the pika in the Sayan Mountains
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American pika (Ochotona princeps)
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pika: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • Andrew T. Smith
    Professor of Biology, Arizona State University, U.S. Chairman, Lagomorph Specialist Group, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Removed video. Dec 16, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Genomics and morphometrics reveal the adaptive evolution of pikas. Dec 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Oregon Encyclopedia - Pika. Apr 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Denali Education Center - Pika. Jan 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Denali Education Center - Pika. Nov 24, 2023
Add new Web site: The National Wildlife Federation - American Pika. Jul 14, 2023
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Pika. Apr 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Pika. Mar 10, 2023
Added video. Mar 19, 2015
Photo of a pika (Ochotona) sitting on rocks added. Feb 06, 2015
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Cony (Hyrax). May 28, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Pika. May 28, 2008
Added new Web site: Alaska Department of Fish and Game - Pika. Apr 16, 2008
Added new Web site: World Wildlife Fund - Pikas. Apr 16, 2008
Added new Web site: World Wildlife Fund - Pika. Apr 15, 2008
Added new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Pika. Apr 15, 2008
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Pika. Mar 13, 2008
Article revised. Jul 16, 2004
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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