Hamster-like Pika in Peril
Friday, September 4, 2009 - 13:42
in Earth & Climate
Global warming is putting the pika, a hamster-like mammal, in peril. High in the Colorado mountains, a National Geographic researcher is trying to find out why its numbers are falling. Video.
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