Does this fuzzy little creature make you say “Aw”? Well, it might also have you saying “Ew”! The rabbit-like animal is called a plateau pika, and it has a pretty gross eating habit. In a recent study, scientists discovered that these pikas eat yak poop to survive!
Plateau pikas are native to the Tibetan Plateau, a high, flat area of land in Asia. Winters there can be harsh, with temperatures dipping way below freezing. These frigid conditions make it tough for pikas to find food and water to survive. And unlike some other animals, they don’t store food and hibernate for the winter. They don’t migrate, or move, to places with warmer weather either.