Read More: Why Are We So Afraid of Mice and Other Rodents? Credit: (Vincent Legrand/Shutterstock) The Large-Eared Pika, another endearing mammal, deserves just as much recognition in this category.

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 ...

Lovers of squeaky potato-sized rodents can rejoice this season, as new data is showing the population of pikas is on the rise in the Columbia River Gorge. Deion Sanders addresses trash thrown at ...

The data comes from Cascades Pika Watch, a program of the Oregon Zoo that began in 2018 after the Eagle Creek Fire destroyed much of the pika’s habitat. Every summer, volunteers now go out into ...

A northern pika is seen in a rocky area in the town of Shikaoi, Hokkaido, on Oct. 15, 2024. (Mainichi/Taichi Kaizuka)=Click/tap photo for more images. SHIKAOI, Hokkaido -- Northern pika, a species ...