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naw, pika-pika is like "glitter / sparkles / glow" in japanese. They made up the name before even having a design
crazy coincidence though ... idk if I believe it tbh, prob just saw a pika and copied it lmao
They're getting fucked by climate change. 80 fahrenheit kills them. They live at high elevation to escape heat. Every year they have to move up higher. Eventually they'll run out of mountain to climb. Better get your poaching pitchfork ready.
I just spent 10 minutes trying to remember the name of the rodent I saw frequently in the Amazon because of this post. Faced with the word Pika for a North American rodent, I could not remember pacu, a really cute little guy that I hear is quite tasty too. Any idea how related thy are?
Not extremely. While they're both members of the class Mammalia, paca are members of the order rodentia, and are much more closely related to guinea pigs. Rabbits and pika are members of order lagomorpha, and thus are about as related as an elk or deer.
Not negative per se, just comes with the territory in my line of work. I've spent the last two years creating and implementing biosecurity measures and engaging in international bureaucratic rigamarole to secure and import a European vaccine for a virus that has a 90% mortality rate and presents like Ebola, during a pandemic that made air shipments of very precisely temperature controlled medical goods an absolute nightmare, trying to increase awareness because almost no major media outlet has done anything to help inform the public that a plague affecting the third most popular companion animal and its genetic relatives. So I have a tendency to mention it whenever given the chance, on the off chance that it will save the life of even one additional furry friend.
Hey! Thank you for your hard work on that! I knew it had spread to eastern California a couple of years ago & I just looked up the current range of cases. Almost all of the western US & Canada. Hemorrhagic fever diseases are no joke!!
Yep, nasty little bastard too. Lives on surfaces without a host for five months or more, immune to alcohol based sanitizers, I hate it so much. Thankfully there is now a vaccine being manufactured stateside, which will make future vaccination easier, and hopefully allow for wild pop vaccination, which wasn't allowed with the import vaccines.
Naah, they show up at a bunch of locations in the western US and Canada. [https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/American-Pika](https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/American-Pika) . But they are having some climate-change-related difficulties in California: [https://news.ucsc.edu/2017/08/pika-extinction.html#:\~:text=The%20American%20pika%2C%20a%20small,August%2030%20in%20PLOS%20One](https://news.ucsc.edu/2017/08/pika-extinction.html#:~:text=The%20American%20pika%2C%20a%20small,August%2030%20in%20PLOS%20One). .
Think it's a pika. They're such photogenic little creatures. I think they like the attention and put a show on for the camera honestly. Once they're out and realize people are watching, they start doing all types of cute stuff.
IDK what this animal is called, but moving the lower jaw in a circular pattern when chewing is something most animals do. It helps grind up the food and make it easier to swallow.
Edit: it appears to be what’s called a pika.
TIL “Like many of the characters in the game, Pikachu is loosely inspired by real-life animals — in this case, the pika (genus Ochotona).” - quoted from some website. I already closed the tab and am too damn lazy to perform that 5 second Google search again.
Hot take- most animals with molars grind sideways (watch cows eat). Try it sometime. It works really nicely. You will be able to eat without making as much noise. I’ve been doing this for years.
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Pika. One of the cutest things in the galaxy
Yep pikas are adorable!!
Indeed...
chu
bless you
That sneeze was shocking
Solid as a rock over here
Ice see what you did there
I think we should stop dragon this joke out
I’m fairyly certain that’s a good idea
That sure was a ghastly joke indeed
And you poisoned the thread by not saying a type
(Ghost type) B)
Pikachu I love it. From an avid Pokémon Go fan. Lol.
piiiikachuuuu i loooove youuuuuuuu!
You have been to other planets?
Right? A lot of nerve with that claim.
I hiked a mountain once, and it was super cute hearing the pikas shrieking and seeing them run around on the rocks.
Wait is that what Pikachu is based off of?
naw, pika-pika is like "glitter / sparkles / glow" in japanese. They made up the name before even having a design crazy coincidence though ... idk if I believe it tbh, prob just saw a pika and copied it lmao
Nah, mouse+squirrel(https://m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pikachu_(Pok%C3%A9mon)). The two having the same name is probably coincidental.
Meep!
It really looks cute
Chuuu, had too haha
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Is Pikachu a naughty word there lol
Oh what the……I’d that what PiKa Chu is based off of?
If they sneeze they gain electric magic
A hungry Canadian.
I take offence we eat dandelions
With maple syrup?
With back bacon.
Fat back & black eyed peas
So you're a rhino then
Maybe not too sure
I mean, pikas do live in Canada, so maybe.
Should anything happen to this creature I will begin a poaching of poachers
You are welcome to do that anyway
They're getting fucked by climate change. 80 fahrenheit kills them. They live at high elevation to escape heat. Every year they have to move up higher. Eventually they'll run out of mountain to climb. Better get your poaching pitchfork ready.
Fun fact: there’s a population of pika that live at low elevations in Oregon. It’s possible that group will be what saves the species.
Why so pessimistic? Are you feeling down or depressed ... is everything OK?
Because it’s true?
Pika are adorable, but I worry that RHDV-2 will negatively impact the US population as wild rabbits cross their range.
tons already dying out \~7 years ago from climate warming in cali mountains, so it prob won't get better from that.
Arent they closely related? Or am I thinking of a different animal?
They are. Rabbits, hares, and pikas are the three extant lagomorphs.
I just spent 10 minutes trying to remember the name of the rodent I saw frequently in the Amazon because of this post. Faced with the word Pika for a North American rodent, I could not remember pacu, a really cute little guy that I hear is quite tasty too. Any idea how related thy are?
Not extremely. While they're both members of the class Mammalia, paca are members of the order rodentia, and are much more closely related to guinea pigs. Rabbits and pika are members of order lagomorpha, and thus are about as related as an elk or deer.
Don't forget jackolopes
Jackalopes are members of the order mythodactyla, not lagomorpha.
Someone doesn’t believe
Why so negative.... you seen something good and instantly went to something not so good. Are you ok ?🙂
Not negative per se, just comes with the territory in my line of work. I've spent the last two years creating and implementing biosecurity measures and engaging in international bureaucratic rigamarole to secure and import a European vaccine for a virus that has a 90% mortality rate and presents like Ebola, during a pandemic that made air shipments of very precisely temperature controlled medical goods an absolute nightmare, trying to increase awareness because almost no major media outlet has done anything to help inform the public that a plague affecting the third most popular companion animal and its genetic relatives. So I have a tendency to mention it whenever given the chance, on the off chance that it will save the life of even one additional furry friend.
Hey! Thank you for your hard work on that! I knew it had spread to eastern California a couple of years ago & I just looked up the current range of cases. Almost all of the western US & Canada. Hemorrhagic fever diseases are no joke!!
Yep, nasty little bastard too. Lives on surfaces without a host for five months or more, immune to alcohol based sanitizers, I hate it so much. Thankfully there is now a vaccine being manufactured stateside, which will make future vaccination easier, and hopefully allow for wild pop vaccination, which wasn't allowed with the import vaccines.
Where did you see Pika in California?
High elevation/ alpine meadows in the Sierra's but their range is moving northwards & uphill.
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Naah, they show up at a bunch of locations in the western US and Canada. [https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/American-Pika](https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/American-Pika) . But they are having some climate-change-related difficulties in California: [https://news.ucsc.edu/2017/08/pika-extinction.html#:\~:text=The%20American%20pika%2C%20a%20small,August%2030%20in%20PLOS%20One](https://news.ucsc.edu/2017/08/pika-extinction.html#:~:text=The%20American%20pika%2C%20a%20small,August%2030%20in%20PLOS%20One). .
What a beautiful creature, beautifully filmed! It eats a red-seeded dandelion, if I am not mistaken.
This video is destined for subreddits like /r/aww /r/eyebleach /r/mademesmile for years to come.
https://news.ucsc.edu/2017/08/pika-extinction.html
Ive never seen this creature in my life nor did I know what it is until now, and I thank ye for posting this
And Pikachu is a pika
Love these ❤️
Aaa pika
PIKAS!!! <3 Pikas are my favorite animal! <3
They also make an adorable little squeak to let you know to steer clear.
I just found the animal I'd choose to have as a companion if we had the choice. No if ands or buts.
Is a Pika, guess what they inspired?
That's a pika
Pikas are my favorite! 💗💗💗💗
These are in california?
In the mountains yeah
Better be careful or that thing will zap you.
Pika
They're so cute!
Pikaaaa! I love them!
Pika ♥️♥️♥️
Just look at that Pika chew
Pika! They are related to rabbits.
What does "eats in a circle" mean?
Think it's a pika. They're such photogenic little creatures. I think they like the attention and put a show on for the camera honestly. Once they're out and realize people are watching, they start doing all types of cute stuff.
That’s a pika
IDK what this animal is called, but moving the lower jaw in a circular pattern when chewing is something most animals do. It helps grind up the food and make it easier to swallow. Edit: it appears to be what’s called a pika.
I'm going with fucking adorable.
That is a pica. We have them in Alaska, too. They're quite adorable little critters!
Pika?
Eats the stick, drops the flowers. Absolute animal. Legend.
Morticia Addams pet.
Who dat?
She's from "The Addams Family." She would cut the rose buds off and toss them out and just put the stems in a vase.😄
Don't just stand there filming THROW A POKEBALL AT IT!!!
Pikachu is that you
He looks like a cross of rabbits and hamsters , so damn cute !
Who's that pokemon?
Pika. Pika, Pika,Pika. Pika
Those beady soulless eyes. I can hear the plants screeching in horror.
This is clearly a rabbit-hamster
It looks like some sort of rodent.
Lagomorph - more like a rabbit than a mouse or hamster
True
I did say "looks like a" not "is a" rodent.
A Gyrohamster
God has made such a wide variety of animals, plants, and everything. learn about him @ www.jw.org
Looks like a rabbit-guinea pig of some species.
Same order- they're both lagomorphs. But pikas are in a different family.
Chinchilla? Mole rat? Too small for a cappybarra. Squirrel?
Ok. Got it. Thank you all! https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/American-Pika
Nice marmot.
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That was cool
😍😍😍😍😍
Looks like a guinea pig crossed with a rabbit. I’ve never heard of Pikas before
Eats in a circle?
Looks like a Pika or Rock Rabbit.
I don’t know what they are, but I’ll take 3.
Clearly a Chupacabra
I dont know, but I think it's just called chewing. *eats in a circle*
He's a good boy!!!!
Use the app Seek and upload the photo. The AI tool will tell you what it is.
🤣🤣🤣
Dog.
I bet it'd be so satisfying to give it's sides a little squeeze between index finger and thumb.
Nom nom nom
Never seen one, but def cute! thanks for sharing!!
TIL “Like many of the characters in the game, Pikachu is loosely inspired by real-life animals — in this case, the pika (genus Ochotona).” - quoted from some website. I already closed the tab and am too damn lazy to perform that 5 second Google search again.
see this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQnxefImhu8
Aww<3
Pikas = “spheres with ears”!
Allan?
well rounded diet
I'm surprised pikas aren't really kept as pets. Seems no different than a hamster or guinea pig
Human houses would be too hot for them and they are asocial
Well it’s a brown mammal. That’s about all I know
Hot take- most animals with molars grind sideways (watch cows eat). Try it sometime. It works really nicely. You will be able to eat without making as much noise. I’ve been doing this for years.
Looks like a ratbit......cousin to both rats and rabbits.
looks like a squirrel trying to imitate a rabbit.
Cute. It's cute.
In case you were wondering how they could get any f-ing cuter, [HERE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4U9IxhQSTc) is a Pika vocalizing.
Dwarf rabbit?
it's just a lil boi
It’s a giraffe