Pika Ochotona princeps Colorado
Pika Ochotona princeps Colorado Inhabits talus slopes and rock slides usually near timberline and high mountains Lives in colonies Each pika has a territory within the colony at least in autumn Related to rabbits Feeds on grasses and herbs Stores food in small piles of hay beneath boulders Does not hibernate Spends the winter surviving on stored food often beneath a thick cover of snow Makes a series of whistle like calls
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