![]() If there is danger around then the pica bark to warn one another. The American pica makes squeaky noises to communicate with the others. The American pica is a very active little animal. There can be between two to six babies in a litter. They reach maturity in just three months. The babies depend on their mother for eighteen days. The mother pica is pregnant for thirty days. The first litter arrives in spring and the second in summer. The American pica has two litters of babies every year. This activity is called ‘haying.’ When they are out eating it is known as foraging. He stores them in cracks in the rocks ready for use in the winter. When they are dry he takes them into his burrow. The American pica spends the summer collecting and drying out the grasses and flowers he finds. ![]() They like to eat herbs and grasses found on the rocky slopes. They scent mark the area round their burrow and call to each other making little squeaking sounds. The American pica lives with other pica in colonies on the sides of rocky mountain slopes.Īlthough they live near each other they do not like to share their burrows. This cute little creature only weighs about 100g or 3.5ozs. The pica is a very small animal and measures between 162 and 216 millimetres (6 – 8ins). It has an egg-shaped body and is a buff color underneath. The pica’s fur is brown or gray and it’s tail is hidden under the thick fur. It is about the size of a hamster with small round ears and long whiskers. They live in boulder fields above the tree line. They are also found as far east as Colorado. You can find the American pica from Central British Columbia to South Central California. The American pica is found on the rocky slopes of the mountains in Western North America. You will need to climb up a rocky trail to find the American pica. The American Pica is a very sweet furry animal, closely related to a rabbit. Getting to know an American Pica will be challenging but rewarding.
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