Pika Peering from Moss (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Pika Peering from Moss

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A small mammal known as a pika peers out from thick moss in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge. A University of Utah study found the pikas survive warmer low elevations in Oregon by eating a diet of 60 percent moss, compared with their grassier diet at high elevations.

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Jo Varner, University of Utah.

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