In the remote upper reaches of the Eastern Himalayas in Sikkim, India, scientists have discovered a new species of pika, a cute rabbit-like mammal. By analyzing the pika’s genetic data sampled ...

Guwahati, July 14: A team of WWF-India officials working in West Kameng district of Arunchal Pradesh has stumbled upon a rare species of mammals that, till now, was believed to be endemic to Yunan ...

NEW DELHI: A new species of a small mammal in the rabbit family has been discovered in the higher altitudes of the Himalayas in Sikkim, a study has claimed, saying it is an important part of the ...

Himalayan Black Bear, Takin, Golden Langur, Snow Leopard, Himalayan Monal, Himalayan Pika, Red Panda, Himalayan Pika are the rare animals live in the Himalaya region. Top 10 Rare Animals Only ...

New Delhi: A team of WWF-India officials in Arunchal Pradesh has sighted a rare mammal that till now was believed to be common to Yunan province of China. Aishwarya Maheshwari, senior project ...

According to the USGS, the pika is also seen as an "indicator species," meaning the animal can offer scientists an early warning about ecosystem changes. The new study was published online Aug. 25 ...

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 size of guinea pig, the shape of a tennis ball, and with a squeak like a dog’s chew toy .. one unlikely star of the Mammals Cold episode is a real-life Pokémon, the pika.

For more than 20 years, the Ili pika (Ochotona iliensis), a type of tiny, mountain-dwelling mammal with a teddy bear face, had eluded scientists in the Tianshan Mountains (map) of northwestern China.

Pika Watch relies on a growing network of trained volunteers who monitor about 80 sites across the Gorge for the potato-shaped mammal. Skip Navigation.