Rare rabbit, which was imaged for the first time in 20 years

This charming creature - Ili Pika, or Ili pika, one of the rarest and most endangered creatures on the planet. Pika was first discovered in 1983, ecologist Lee Veydongom. And only 20 years later that a distant relative of the rabbit again met in the Tien Shan mountains of China. And, oddly enough, he again caught the eye it ecologist Lee Veydongu.

Website is divided by these rare footage of a unique Chinese animal.



This smallest member of Ili Pika was photographed for the first time in 20 let





Environmentalists called it "Magic Rabbit" because he so rarely come across people on glaza









Due to the fact that pikas are poorly understood and rarely appear in the area of ​​human habitation, the representatives of Ili Pika nicknamed "Magic Rabbit". According to the scientist, the population of these animals in their natural habitat now has less than 1,000 individuals, and these are the first pictures of a tiny rabbit made for such a long time observing them.

Lee Veydong - the man who discovered the form Ili Pika and watching him
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