My report is on a northern pika. They are found across northern Asia from the Ural mountains to northern Japan and south through Mongolia. An adult pika has a body length of 12.7-18.6 cm. the pika sheds fur twice annually, bearing a reddish-brown coat in the summer and a grayish-brown in the winter.

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Any of numerous round-eared, tailless members of the rabbit order, found in Asia, Eastern Europe, and parts of western North America. Though not hares, they are sometimes called mouse hares. The hind legs are less developed than a rabbit's; pikas scamper rather than jump.

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Their brownish or reddish fur is soft, long, and thick. Most pikas weigh between 4.5 and 7.1 oz. and are about 6 in.long. Many species live in rocky, mountainous areas, but some Asian species inhabit burrows. Pikas do not hibernate, but in summer and autumn they "harvest" vegetation and store it in protected places under rocks to be eaten in winter.

 

Author: Molleigh M

Published: 02/2007

 

Photo Credit: 00:01, 17 December 2006 . . Eugene van der Pijll (Talk | contribs) . . 932×744 (171,533 bytes) (== Summary == Ochotona Hyperborea yesoensis, Shikaoi, Hokkaido, Japan.