Found only in the rocky slopes of China’s Tianshan Mountains, this shy creature is barely ever seen.

Interesting Fact: There are fewer than 1,000 left in the wild, making it even rarer than pandas!

Photo by Li Weidong

  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    It’s funny that Pikachu is one of the most recognizable characters in the world but many people have no idea this animal exists

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      10 days ago

      Well, most of them are only found at very high altitude so it’s not a type of animal most people would run into. Also Pikachu’s name is unrelated to these. It comes from pikapika (sparkling, but colloquially clean or new) + chu (reading for mouse). I usually hear pika pronounced PIE-kuh but wikipedia says PEE-kuh is also valid.