The Lifecycle and Longevtiy of a Pika

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ต.ค. 2016
  • Chris Ray, PhD (@pikaresearch), a wildlife biologist and pika researcher at the University of Colorado-Boulder, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, talks about the lifecycle and longevity of the American Pika, which is commonly found on most 14ers. In this video she explains pika mating, the multiple gestational cycles female pikas have annually, why co-habitating with marmots is a good idea, what an average year looks like for a pika and how long pikas live in the wild.
    Thanks to the Colorado Tourism Office (@Colorado) for funding to help support the development of this alpine animal video series.

ความคิดเห็น • 85

  • @stevevassallo4323
    @stevevassallo4323 6 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Concise and nice. Learned something worthwhile in three and a half minutes. Thank You.

  • @Chompchompyerded
    @Chompchompyerded 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    One of the things I miss most about not living on the ranch where I grew up is not seeing pikas anymore. They are soooo cute, and the little sound they make is also cute. They sound like a baby's squeeze toy. I also miss the whistle pigs, and the trumpeting of the elk in fall. Also miss the birds we used to call camp robbers. I don't know what the real name of them were, but the were very tame. Also miss seeing swarms of hummingbirds at the feeder tanking up just before dark. I'd better shut up. I'm getting homesick for a place I can't ever go back to.

  • @ljsong1
    @ljsong1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    All your pika videos are great. The presenter (Dr. Ray) is really great especially because she doesn't try to steal the spotlight from the pikas. :)

  • @susanreddy2277
    @susanreddy2277 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Pikas are SOoo cute!

  • @claytonburris3874
    @claytonburris3874 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    They look adorable. I hope they can grow and succeed.

  • @joanjackson5825
    @joanjackson5825 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love the fact that you pronounced it right! I'm really enjoying this video!😊

    • @CO14ersInitiative
      @CO14ersInitiative  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And we like that you know how pika is pronounced! So many people comment that it's pronounced incorrectly, which is, in fact, incorrect.

  • @jamesd2128
    @jamesd2128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Cute little hay farmers.

  • @bloodbrothers1779
    @bloodbrothers1779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    That is the cutest version of hamster. I actually pronounce "pika" instead of "paika". How emberassing 😂

    • @ritzrandom5551
      @ritzrandom5551 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      DW, “paika” sounds similar to an eating disorder called “pica”. I’d rather pronounce it as “peeka” cause of Pikachu.

  • @dcikaruga
    @dcikaruga 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    The Marmot doesn't mind a Pika making a nursey in it's den?

    • @truthiseverything9511
      @truthiseverything9511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It's a friendly neighborhood.

    • @theunknownbeing7
      @theunknownbeing7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      most animals don't mind as long as it doesn't harm them or if there is some sort of benefit in return so

  • @oxo1239
    @oxo1239 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pikas are so precious! They are a gift!

  • @ZangetsuKurosak1
    @ZangetsuKurosak1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I just learned that pikachu is real

    • @BumbleBeeOnTheBeach
      @BumbleBeeOnTheBeach 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      For the record, He's not pikachu. Here's the Pika who lives in Alaska, Canada 🇨🇦 and North America 🇺🇸. But His Chinese cousin Illi Pika has been inspiring the Pokemon creators :
      www.20minutes.fr/insolite/1573519-20150327-chine-miracle-illi-pika-laisse-photographier#&gid=1&pid=1
      Take care of you 'Jacobs_amazing world of games and fun' (sounds very attractive 🎮🏟), and according to your means and resources of the paradisiac but too much damaged tiny little blue Earth who host our specie with such a Benevolence and Care 💚🌍🌎🌏
      And spread the Word 🔊...Or just copy/paste it 😉 but do it 🙏
      Have an Amazing day 🌞🌧💧💦
      Cheers ; )🍀

    • @LauRa-re9un
      @LauRa-re9un 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@BumbleBeeOnTheBeach That is a great answer.

  • @Elflightwarrior
    @Elflightwarrior 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Pikas could be really cool, cute and gentle pets!🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹

  • @onerider808
    @onerider808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Super interesting. Love your stuff!

  • @KerpooHater
    @KerpooHater 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    lagomorphs are super long lived even if they are prey animals that usually get eaten early on.

  • @JP-xr3mu
    @JP-xr3mu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    They are closer in relation to rabbits and hares than hamsters and guinea pigs. Smallest lagomorph. Adorable, nonetheless.

  • @jifa17
    @jifa17 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So cute animals. I love them.

  • @ed00r
    @ed00r 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    pika is the cutest

  • @steinaf
    @steinaf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They are so dang cute!!

  • @sm-yu7dt
    @sm-yu7dt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    HELLO LIL CUTE BBY PIKA :)

  • @leekimberlin3601
    @leekimberlin3601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think they are so cute!

  • @wiilover07
    @wiilover07 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want one!! 😍🥰

  • @jamesbraybrook1301
    @jamesbraybrook1301 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I swear this is where they got the idea for Pikachu

    • @Bane97659
      @Bane97659 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It absolutely is.

    • @ritzrandom5551
      @ritzrandom5551 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Apparently Pikachu is based on squirrels, but connecting it with the pika is pretty much a coincidence. I’d say the Pika is the closest one. I’ve heard they use energy to survive the winter.

  • @Fred-oz3tw
    @Fred-oz3tw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pika Pika!!

  • @mightyole
    @mightyole 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    we can adopt some juveniles

    • @jjk4891
      @jjk4891 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dying pika? I’ll take two 🙋🏻‍♀️

    • @JP-xr3mu
      @JP-xr3mu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They don't survive well in lower altitudes, unfortunately. Otherwise, I'd have one already.

  • @Bane97659
    @Bane97659 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wonder if the population in the Columbia R. Gorge might live longer (no real harsh winters) or shorter (occasional wildfires)?

  • @DougGrinbergs
    @DougGrinbergs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So much great info from our (Boulder area) pika expert! 0:29 potentially three litters per year! 1:15 interesting info about marmot warning calls, marmots chasing away weasels and pika nurseries in marmot dens.

  • @blng7597
    @blng7597 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Pika needs to be preserve, or they'll become endangered

    • @TheMrPeteChannel
      @TheMrPeteChannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      There doing ok. I hope.

    • @bradneubauer4694
      @bradneubauer4694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Luckily, there's not much human developments above the timberline.

    • @blng7597
      @blng7597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheMrPeteChannel are they really? Lol

    • @TheMrPeteChannel
      @TheMrPeteChannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blng7597 I hope but I'm not sure.

    • @Playguu
      @Playguu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      All of the Pika species I was looking up on Wikipedia were listed under the "Least Concern" status, so they seem to be doing more than fine.

  • @gc99289
    @gc99289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We need to harvest those starving baby juveniles and sell them to good homes.
    9-10 years in house conditions is a pretty good length for a little hamster/bunny mix.

  • @RalphReagan
    @RalphReagan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've never saw a pika that wasn't making hay even after disturbing it. It immediately started making hay.

  • @samgonzalez7302
    @samgonzalez7302 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    what a life.

  • @marilynwargo6288
    @marilynwargo6288 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤️🌸

  • @therandomizer7187
    @therandomizer7187 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    pikka pikka!

    • @kito1san
      @kito1san 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      PIKACHU! *you get zapped*

  • @goognamgoognw6637
    @goognamgoognw6637 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good explanation. Different mammals have different survival strategies. Even in the same specie, different variants will have different strategy and some small but important genetic differences. For example the grey squirrel and the red squirrel, both are from the same specie but the grey squirrel can store more fat in its body which allows longer fasting periods in the winter. The same with human races. Subsaharan africans have historically bred a large number of offspring of which only a small percentage survive and have no family nucleus as they practiced polygamy. The fathers do not care for their kids even today this behavior persist even in western countries Africans. Whereas colder climate humans breed less child but devote more care to them. Then came modern times and the misguided idea that all human races evolved to live the same lifestyle and need the same reproduction strategy which is false and lead to racial tensions. Respecting the differences is key to sharing the planet peacefully.

  • @aksiiska9470
    @aksiiska9470 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    how do pikas hibernate while marmots are winter sleepers? because she said, "the third litter may have no chance to survive the winter"

    • @CO14ersInitiative
      @CO14ersInitiative  ปีที่แล้ว

      The pika does not hibernate, remaining active throughout the winter. Our video series about marmots explains how they hibernate over the winter, which is different from how people conventionally think of hibernation. Check out those videos.

  • @ezura4760
    @ezura4760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’d be dumping bales of hay every month if I lived near there...

  • @yossarincatch6051
    @yossarincatch6051 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dudes the took the love thy neighbor too litterally

  • @dantemarcos1410
    @dantemarcos1410 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pika pika chuuuuuu!🐹😍🐹

  • @evanfisher7361
    @evanfisher7361 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want one as a pet

  • @-Believe-
    @-Believe- 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    *EEEEEP*

  • @shee613
    @shee613 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    めちゃ可愛い(*≧з≦)💕

    • @HamtaroEL
      @HamtaroEL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ピカチュウ

    • @TazTheYellow
      @TazTheYellow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HamtaroEL *ナキウサギ

  •  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Pika Pika!

  • @vinod_lifevlogs
    @vinod_lifevlogs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who all want pikas as pet!

  • @Fernball21
    @Fernball21 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Why does she say "pike-ah"? Google search results appear to all agree that it's "pee-ka".

    • @CO14ersInitiative
      @CO14ersInitiative  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Because she is a PhD researcher and national expert of this animal and knows how it's pronounced, at least in the USA. If you don't take that as authoritative, go to dictionary.com and hear how they pronounce the word. The problem is Pokemon and possibly international folks who call it pee-ka. We don't take Pokemon as authoritative and don't use any international pronunciations for the American pika.

    • @Fernball21
      @Fernball21 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@CO14ersInitiativeThanks, didn't mean any disrespect. Looks like the US has its own pronunciation.

  • @Badumtss2468
    @Badumtss2468 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nooooo. It's Pee-ka, not Pie-ka.

    • @CO14ersInitiative
      @CO14ersInitiative  ปีที่แล้ว

      I hate to break this to you, but the American pika has been around much longer than Pokemon. The "pie-ka" pronunciation is accurate.

  • @FaZaFurhod
    @FaZaFurhod 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    can you keep one as a pet?

    • @blablaidiotbla
      @blablaidiotbla 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      no

    • @FaZaFurhod
      @FaZaFurhod 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      why not?

    • @Tbarlow99
      @Tbarlow99 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      These animals are very susceptible to stress, overheating, and exhaustion. Capturing usually results in a quick death. Also, their habitat is so closely linked to their behavior, that I imagine a caged pika would be very sick and stressed.

    • @FaZaFurhod
      @FaZaFurhod 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I suppose that is the case for most wild animals, but even then with specialist training can't there be accommodations made?

    • @Bibblord
      @Bibblord 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      pikas can overheat quickly in low altitude climates, they get cardiac arrest

  • @carloscaraballo4121
    @carloscaraballo4121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For once TH-cam suggestions lands me on a good video

  • @9999Mihas
    @9999Mihas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    nature is so cruel

  • @spking4149
    @spking4149 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So animals protect their borders? Interesting

  • @gouvyrock
    @gouvyrock 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    animals are real-humans are not