On the Rocks: the American Pika

These tubby little bounders look like giant hamsters. They live in the rocks, amble out for a squeak each morning. And collect poisonous flowers to consume when rotting as food for winter...

Pika

Molson snapped one of these tubby entertainers for his hiking blog. He confessed: "It is the only pika I have ever been able to take a picture of. The things never sit still long enough as they ping all over the alpine tundra. I do enjoy watching the pikas whenever I'm in the mountains."