The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau’s winter is harsh for pikas. Temperatures in the desolate, windswept highlands regularly fall below –30° Celsius, causing the grass that normally nourishes the rabbit-like creatures to become dry and brittle. When food is scarce, the little, rabbit-like animals, often compared to Pokémon’s Pikachu figure, slow their metabolism and consume yak feces to…