Ili Pika (Ochotona iliensis): The “Magic Rabbit” Racing Time

Key Points at a GlanceWhere it lives: High ridges and cliffy talus in China’s Tian Shan MountainsSize: About 8 in (≈20 cm); round face, big ears, short gray-to-brown-spotted coatStatus: Critically endangered; likely fewer than 1,000 remainMain pressures: Warming climate, shrinking alpine habitat,...