2027 Pika Calendars | Adorable Alpine Wildlife
Discover one of the mountains' most charming residents with our collection of Pika Calendars. Featuring beautiful wildlife photography, these calendars showcase pikas perched among rocky slopes, gathering vegetation in alpine meadows, and exploring the rugged high-country landscapes they call home.
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Pikas are small, round-bodied mammals closely related to rabbits and hares. Famous for their high-pitched calls and remarkable adaptations to cold mountain environments, these energetic animals spend the warmer months gathering plants to help sustain them through winter. Pika calendars are a delightful choice for wildlife lovers, hikers, mountain enthusiasts, and anyone captivated by alpine animals.
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Did You Know?
- Pikas are not rodents—they belong to the same mammal order as rabbits and hares.
- Pikas gather grasses, wildflowers, and other plants into piles called "haypiles," which provide food when fresh vegetation becomes scarce.
- Many pikas are specially adapted to cool mountain environments and shelter among rocks to escape predators and temperature extremes.
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About Pikas
About Pikas
Pikas are small mammals recognized by their rounded bodies, short limbs, large ears, and almost invisible tails. Although their appearance sometimes causes them to be mistaken for rodents, pikas belong to the order Lagomorpha, making them close relatives of rabbits and hares. Different species occur across mountainous regions of North America and Asia, where many live among rocky slopes, talus fields, and alpine meadows.
Rather than hibernating through winter, many pikas spend the warmer months collecting grasses, wildflowers, and other vegetation. They carry this material back to sheltered locations among the rocks and create stores commonly called haypiles. Their distinctive high-pitched calls help pikas communicate and can also warn others when predators are nearby.
Pikas are remarkably adapted to cool environments, making them one of the most characteristic small mammals of alpine landscapes. Their energetic behavior, expressive appearance, and dramatic mountain surroundings make Pika calendars especially appealing to wildlife enthusiasts, hikers, and anyone who loves the beauty of high-country nature.