The pika is an adorable fuzzy critter in the rodent ... they are actually more closely related to rabbits and hares. In fact, they are the smallest member of the rabbit family.

The American pika — a small, herbivorous, conspicuously cute mammal related to rabbits and hares — is adapted to the cold climate in high-elevation boulder fields and alpine meadows in the mountains ...

The word pika comes from the name used by the Tunguses tribe in northeast Siberia. American pikas have historically also been referred to by such common names as cony, rock rabbit, mouse hare, ...

Why it's awesome: Central Siberia may be a harsh and challenging environment, but that doesn't stop the Turuchan pika from having ... order (which includes rabbits and hares) has been observed ...

There are around 30 species of pika across the globe and, like their close relatives rabbits and hares, none of them hibernate. Instead, they see out the harsh winter months by feeding on a cache ...

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is ramping up its surveys of wildlife in the state’s most remote reaches, including in ...