Giant pika (SciiFii)

The giant pika or Wharton's pika (Ochotona whartoni) is a species of lagomorph in the family Ochotonidae that originally lived during the Pleistocene and early Holocene in northern parts of North America (Alaska, USA, and Canada) and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced throughout Alaska, Canada, and the United States to help boost biodiversity. The giant pika is much larger than other North American pikas, but is of a similar size to the extinct early and middle Pleistocene O. complicidens and the living Koslov's pika (O. koslowi), both from China, and may belong to one of them. Unlike the American pika (O. princeps), which inhabits scree slopes, the giant pika's habitat is largely tundra and steppe, similar to Eurasian pikas. Giant pikas have an average of two litters per year, usually averaging 3–7 young per litter. Their reproductive season is between May and August. The conservation status of the giant pika is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the giant pika's wide natural range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.