Little Chief Hare || The American Pika: 5 Interesting Facts 🐭

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Little Chief Hare || The American Pika: 5 Interesting Facts

Little Chief Hare || The American Pika: 5 Interesting Facts video celebrates the smallest member of the rabbit family. Join us as we observe its behavior and listen to it call.

The American pika (Ochotona princeps), is found in the mountains of western North America, usually in boulder fields at or above the tree line. They are herbivorous, smaller relatives of rabbits and hares. Pikas have two different ways of foraging; they either directly consume food or they cache food in piles for the winter a practice known as haying.

Interesting Facts:

1. They are also known as Whistling Hares, Mouse hares, Conies and Rock Rabbits.
2. They will either directly consume their food (feeding) or harvest it and carry it to area to dry for use during the winter months, thus allowing them to not have to hibernate.
3. Where they store their food is called a haystack (see 1:15 mark). A 1990 study by Colorado Parks & Wildlife showed these "haystacks” weigh a whopping 61 pounds on average. That's an accumulation of 14,000 trips' worth of vegetation — 25 per hour — over a 10-week period.
When haying, pikas harvest plants in a deliberate sequence, corresponding to their seasonal phenology. They seem to assess the nutritional value of available food and harvest accordingly. Pikas select plants that have the higher caloric, protein, lipid, and water content. Forbs and tall grass tend to be hayed more than eaten directly.
4. They have tails, but you can’t see them! The pika’s tail is, in fact, the longest of any lagomorph's (relative to its body size), beating out its rabbit relative's signature cotton ball-like tuft and the hare's stubby tail.
5. As they live in the high and cooler mountain regions, they are very sensitive to temperatures above 77°F and risk death if exposed to those temperatures for more than 30 minutes. They are considered to be one of the best early warning systems for detecting rising temperatures in the western United States.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:05 Super close-up
0:08 full body view
0:12 in the rocks
0:16 scratch
0:22 wash face
0:31 majestic pose
0:35 I am Pika
0:42 run away
0:47 scratch
0:51 scratch
1:01 washing
1:11 out of the rocks
1:15 haying & haystack
1:32 power eating (sped up)
1:40 eating
1:46 foraging
1:52 eating
1:57 spoils of labor
2:03 calls & sounds
2:22 Majestic & Impressive Pose

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"Rain" by ANBR

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[BWoodPhotography]

I hope this cute little critter and smallest member of the rabbit family made you smile. They have such big personalities for such a little animal. Thank you for watching. Wishing each of you a joyful and happy spring.

[JenniferLupine]

Hi Becca! The pikas are so adorable! It’s always fun when I see or hear them when hiking at the higher elevations here… they usually scoot off pretty fast. Cute to see them gathering grass! 👌💗👍👍

[JulchensWelt]

so wonderful upload many thanks dear Becca like wish you a great day and good week warm greetings Petra

[DonnaTaibossigai]

They're so cute! I love hearing and spotting these little guys in the mountains.

[capturingnaturewithsandip]

Awesome and so cute looking. Thanks for sharing Becca.

[cupcakescorner]

Very cute pica. Brilliant close up fottage. Scenic view spot.

[chrisandjaneonnarrowboatpo]

Really enjoyed watching your lovely video. A big thumbs up from Chris and Jane 🎉👍

[CheikoSairin]

Thanks for sharing the interesting facts about this cute little chief hare. You got 1 LIKE from me.👍

[capturingnaturewithsandip]

Awesome so beautifuly capture. Thanks for sharing & Big Like

[dayadventureswithgasper]

I never say one of these little guys in the wild before. It is a very cute little critter. Nice close us video captures. Thanks for sharing. Have a great week.

[quote_nature]

So sweet watching these great scenes with the active and so adorable Pika. They are a joy to watch. Happy Spring! Best regards, Cathy

[FollowThomas]

Beautifully captured. I like the background music too. 👍

[naturensite]

He sure bought a smile on my face know that it's a rabbit😀 at first I thot it a mouse 😅 so cute the way he was taking the branch n his voice 👌🏻

[FeathersinWild]

Beautiful footage and beautiful pica.. Superb.

[TinedeJong]

A very nice video I watched today and I thank you for sharing Becca.

[atrs]

It's a very cute video. I especially enjoyed collecting nesting materials. Thank you for always uploading high quality videos.

[jarmilakacirkova]

Interesting as always. Great! Thanks! Jarmila

[pavelboro]

Greetings Becca. Thank you beautiful video. I enjoyed it very much. It's such an interesting story. Thank you. Have a nice evening.🌞Pavel🦊

[NaturesFairy]

I love his little call, , what a cutie. What type of habitats it that. Looks like a place id like to explore. Do snake Den there? Great video Becca. Thanks for always teaching me new things. ❤

[stephensmithphotography]

Fantastic Becca, really enjoyed it, great footage 👍👍