The American pika is about the size of a large -- and adorable -- baked potato. But unlike baked potatoes, pikas are fierce and are the inspiration behind the most famous of all Pokémon: Pikachu. Sadly, American pika habitat in the snowy, high mountain, alpine meadows of western North America are threatened by climate change. POWER TO THE PIKA! #pikas #powertothepika #pokemon #pikachu #climatechange #keepitintheground #fightextinction #pokemongo | Center for Biological Diversity

Meet Pika Pika Flanked by five big bulls from whom she was seeking protection having lost her mother, poor Pika Pika cut a tiny figure next to her 'bodyguards' as they walked across the open plains in September 2019. While her protectors offered her much needed security from predators, they couldn’t offer her milk – something she desperately needed to avoid starvation at the height of the dry season. Luckily her presence was spotted by a Wildlife Works pilot and on confirmation that she was milk

The collared pika will make thousands of collection trips during July and August to gather around 12 lb of “haypiles” by the season’s end. 🐇 Bring the sounds of nature into your home this #NationalWildlifeDay and stream #Immersions on discovery . | Science Channel