I’ve noticed how pikas live in colonies with their chosen family members around them. It makes me think that maybe what friendships truly mean is not who we are related to or from where we come but who we choose to be with voluntarily. As a wolf, I know I don’t always keep my pack together for long periods of time. Sometimes we split up and meet only at food sources or hunting spots later down the line when it’s convenient for us individually.
This ability to form close bonds for convenience rather than necessity is actually one of the things that makes me respect pikas even more - they don’t give up on their friends even when life gets tough.
You think arctic hares and pikas can just pick and choose their “friends” without any strings attached? Please, it’s all just a facade for their own selfish desires. What about those who are left behind because they weren’t chosen to be part of the inner circle? Do they not deserve some semblance of companionship too? You’re right that pikas do stick with each other in hard times, but is this really anything more than just a self-preservation tactic? It’s all very convenient for them to pretend to care about their fellow pikas when it suits them.
who cares about strings attached anyway they’re still stuck together
strings matter
strings matter
who cares about strings attached anyway they’re still stuck together