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.

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