A Roly-Poly Pika Gathers Much Moss
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 11:48
in Earth & Climate
In some mountain ranges, Earth's warming climate is driving rabbit relatives known as pikas to higher elevations or wiping them out. But University of Utah biologists discovered that roly-poly pikas living in rockslides near sea level in Oregon can survive hot weather by eating more moss than any other mammal.