American Pika (Ochotona princeps)

Eric Gofreed

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This short-legged, round, noisy little mammal belongs to the family Ochotonidae that also includes rabbits and hairs.

We hiked 3/4 of a mile on a tundra trail, Rocky Mountain NP, looking for these guys. We saw several but they were quite far. The walk was exhausting because of the altitude, 13, 800 feet. When we got back to the parking lot, I heard a few on the hill side near our parked car. They were very close, laughing and giving each other high fives for the hike they made us take.

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