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"When I'm a small prey mammal and I've evolved to survive the barren rocky landscape by optimizing into a tan egg"

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TIL the large-eared pika makes "haypiles" in their burrows to see them through the winter (en.wikipedia.org)
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And, of course, they are super cute!

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[โ€“] glimse@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Hey wtf Wikipedia?

Some populations make "haypiles" of dried grasses in their burrows to help see them through the winter when fresh greenery is scarce.

But then...

The large-eared pika does not make a burrow but lives in crevices among the shattered rock and scree found in mountainous regions.

BURROWS OR NO BURROWS???

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