The Pika is Quick and Elusive | America the Beautiful

An American Pika runs along his kingdom among the boulders.
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The Pika is Quick and Elusive | America the Beautiful
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[@NatGeoWild]

The American Pika can blend into its environment and quickly escape predators. What are your thoughts on this adorable creature?

[@mariadaluzmoutinho5701]

Nat Geo WILD O que nos ilumina são as perguntas e não as respostas ...na argumentação está implícito tudo...fiquei espantada com esta adorável e imprevisível criatura...mais uma que não conhecia e cheia de graça...Obrigado!!

[@leonlieuw7159]

Is it tasty???

[@JonMow]

amrican pika ? you muricunts sure love to put your name on everything to claim ownership eh? Pika originate from central asia and your pika is alaskan pika which originated from Russia

[@mightyole]

want one as a pet

[@LauRa-re9un]

@@JonMow I agree, and they keep forgetting that America is our continent, from pole to pole, not just their country.

[@tr-26]

Pika’s sneeze: pika achooo🐹

[@double_d_8885]

How am i just hearing s about a pika? They're adorable.

[@tylercunningham3742]

Ninja like moves. *slooowly hops off of rock*

[@2Bonecrusher]

Pikas the Guardians of the Mountains. Their Battlecry is legendary. They are already legends.

[@Pumpkintiti]

So stinkin adorable. Looks like a tiny cutie putie fur ball.

[@NatGeoWild]

Describing a pika as a "fur ball" is spot on! They have a spherical body that helps them blend in with their surroundings as well as regulate body temperature.

[@dillonhall7514]

Oh my god, this Pika animal is making everyone think about Pikachu now

[@zorrasuperliminal18]

Dude Pokemon are Based on Real Animals on Generation 1! Sheesh! 🙄

[@DarthABBA]

I’m reality it’s related to the rabbit oddly

[@Fiyaaaahh]

How many volts can a Pika generate?

[@elnabjelland-hughes8172]

Pikas are adorable- I love these little ones as much as I love Meerkats 😊💕💕

[@dearoo4814]

sadly he got extinct because of us humans

[@dokuujin1851]

@@dearoo4814 Huh? Idk which you're talking about but neither meerkats nor pika are extinct.

[@Hitomarokun]

He claims his territory with distinctive calls: "Pikachuuuu!"

[@sidneytrinh1109]

Gotta catch them all

[@vadimnimarov8796]

so cute looks like a cross between a mouse and a rabbit

[@ritzrandom5551]

and a squirrel

[@AirrBearry]

They are in the same family of rabbits! Pikas, rabbits, and hares are the only lagomorphs that we have 😊

[@shamsulalamkhokon7361]

Pikachu

[@lianalucema8537]

Pika-chu?? Is that you? 😂

[@GandalfTheTsaagan]

Some speculate that this rodent's name might be part of the origin of its name

[@PantsB4Squares]

Gandalf the Tsaagan its no speculation. Most of the original Pokemon were based off of real creatures

[@GandalfTheTsaagan]

And many of the new ones still do Pikachu's case is somewhat tricky because it's a mix of several critters: the original concept was that of a squirrel (hence the tail and the upright posture I suppose), it has rabbit ears, it's described as the electric mouse and is named after this rodent

[@adenlarios]

I am pretty sure pikachu is based off the pika, more specifically, the ili pika, since they both have long ears. These pika seem to be what riachu is based off.

[@russellngwinn6800]

No, that’s a real animal.

[@Mathin3D]

Cute as heck!!!!

[@gouvyrock]

pika- my best friend

[@tjmnongaming]

Wow Pikachu in real life how cool

[@desilovepsandhu3555]

How Pokemon got Raichu and Pichu! Legendary 90s video games!

[@dearoo4814]

sadly he got extinct because of us humans

[@YaranaRouja]

So cute.

[@anitachatterjee1166]

Awwwwww.....such a cutieee

[@jenniferloving9054]

So cute! A furry Ninja!

[@YHWH979]

Cute little pika

[@heutespielen8301]

real life quick attack

[@D05D]

Learned move judgement, spacial rend, shadow force, and roar of time. Don't mess with pika

[@thirdplanet4471]

Use thunderbolt

[@HipHop24Seven]

Trust me, it's not type electric. Just type normal. Real life stinks.

[@ritzrandom5551]

Normal real life Pikachus

[@Sunni_bunni]

I like these more lmaooo

[@TheVideoMaker1999]

Well sorry that a high risk spieces like Pikachu doesn't exist in real life, geez...

[@ashleysowards3728]

Lol

[@southkoreamountaincountryl1839]

Pikachus in their natural habitat

[@peachiee666]

Look it's a Wild Pikachu

[@fishguts_]

Haha...pika

[@joels.7161]

Pika pika choque do trovão

[@dinosaurxxxx]

So fierce!

[@CoreyChambersLA]

Pika is between a mouse and a rabbit.

[@andger9571]

Rien à faire!! C'est trop mignon!

[@STAYFRESHBABY]

Pikachuuu!

[@edwintorres4033]

It is soooo cute😻!

[@TheTwilitHero]

Pika pi?

[@pru33iiaw99]

Hamster rabbit 🥺

[@urmothermybestie]

Pika-ninja

[@kylechristiantutor4434]

Pika pika

[@crisantinapangilinan8375]

They are small animals

[@forrest3384]

Pika's don't hibernate, their body temp is much higher because of that. Also because of their higher body temperature they can die from holding them because our own body heat can kill them.

[@shinedreamsmile2067]

I want to have a dozen of pika but i live in tropical country

[@Kim-lc3fv]

That clip is too short!

[@qoombert]

the tailless mice

[@ricarojas9036]

Pokemon used to be so cool....then I grew up in 2001.

[@PhaseSkater]

Rica Rojas used to be? It’s bigger now than it was in 2001 lol

[@FLAM1nWaffl3x]

​@@PhaseSkater That's because children still exist

[@PhaseSkater]

@@FLAM1nWaffl3x go to a Pokémon go event. It’s all adults

[@SSpider-G]

Pika-chu :)

[@Ninjascrafters]

Lá ele

[@cigoramos1971]

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@rach1530]

I need that

[@natalie654789]

Are there any in captivity?

[@janco333]

Like a South African Dassie

[@plaguetherapy]

is this raichu from pokèmon?

[@PantsB4Squares]

This video is terribly short.

[@satyadeepborah1143]

The voice is of Rex Lapis

[@Cinderpelt1002]

How does a pika, chu?

[@akinatorwkwkwk2299]

Its look like chinchilla

[@ScionStorm1]

But how good are its animal impersonations?

[@htf5555]

Pikachu used Swift

[@GregStallion]

Crazy that Pikachu is more lagomorph than rodent.

[@lexxi.3]

I choooose you!!

[@jiamingyu4410]

It's pronounced peee ka, eeeee

[@marcopikachujibanyanramos]

Ohh so that’s what Pikachubis based on

[@ritzrandom5551]

Apparently Pikachu was based on a squirrel, but the creator of Pikachu didn’t recognize the pika mouse

[@PhaseSkater]

My girlfriend ran over one of these at crater lake Oregon.

[@audraelynnegrimmelhaussen8808]

They are in danger of being lost because of rising temperatures 😢😢

[@somedudeslamp8508]

0:49 *COWARD*

[@gawayne1374]

Not very well scripted

[@camulodunon]

How is any of this scripted all it does is sit and move around. Not very hard to film.

[@christopherteale3389]

@@camulodunon Scripted refers to the script, which is a written document that tells the narrator what to say and when. Direction is all about pointing cameras and telling the actors what to do. The script is not great, I said nothing about the direction.

[@dian.wongndeso..1089]

🔳 ☺️😉😨😨 ..

[@victormanpandig8816]

Pika is a rodent

[@ritzrandom5551]

It looks like a rodent, but it's a lagomorph

[@akashpandey792]

Pikachu