The Ili pika or magic rabbit (Ochotona iliensis) is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae, endemic to northwest China. After its discovery in 1983, it was studied for a decade. [2] [3]

Mar 25, 2015 · These adorable teddy-bear look-alikes, which are a distant relative of rabbits, are so rare that scientists know very little about them. Li Weidong, the conservationist who discovered them, told CNN, “ I discovered the species, and I watched as it became endangered. If it becomes extinct in front of me, I’ll feel so guilty.

Mar 23, 2015 · Native to a remote region of China, this tiny mammal, known as the Ili pika, doesn’t know it’s a member of an endangered species – and neither do most people.

Mar 27, 2015 · In remote northwest China, the cliffs of the Tian Shan mountains provide the last holdout for the Ili pika, a tiny rabbit relative with a shrinking habitat. The Ili pika was always a rare and...

Mar 26, 2015 · Sixty-year-old retired conservationist Li Weidong has been on a mission for over 30 years to document and protect the highly-endangered Ili Pika - a mysterious rabbit-like mammal only found in...

Jun 11, 2015 · Rarer than a panda, few people knew about the Ili pika until earlier this year when pictures of China’s “magic bunny” went viral after being featured in a series of news reports. But now the...

Ili pika is a pika, which is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal that resembles a rabbit, but with short, rounded ears and no tail. They are usually native to Asia and North America, while Ili pika appears to only reside in the Tian Shan mountains of northwest Chinese province Xinjiangbeen.

Jun 23, 2021 · First discovered in 1983, this extremely cute, elusive mountain-dwelling creature is one of the most endangered animals on Earth. Meet Ili Pika or Ochotona iliensis, maybe the most adorable mammal on the planet. Native to some very remote regions in the North West of China, the “magic rabbit,” was first discovered by the conservationist Li Weidong.

Mar 27, 2015 · The endangered Ili pika ("Magic Rabbit"), a small rabbit with mouse-like ears, has been caught on camera in China for the first time in two decades. The images were published by National...

Mar 30, 2015 · The ila pika were only discovered in a remote region of China twenty years ago, it was nicknamed ‘the magic rabbit but since, their numbers have dramatically...