This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The plateau pika, aka black-lipped pika, hails from the Tibetan Plateau in China, India, and Nepal. They prefer to dwell in higher elevations of up to 16,400 feet. Their preferred habitats are alpine deserts, steppes, meadows, and also tropical and subtropical montane forests. Even though they face the threats of […]

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