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The black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), also known as the American desert hare, is a common hare of the western United States and Mexico, where it is found at elevations from sea level up to 10,000 ft (3,000 m). Reaching a length around 2 ft (61 cm), and a weight from 3 to 6 lb (1.4 to 2.7 kg), the black-tailed jackrabbit is one of ...
KIXW (960 kHz "Talk 960") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Apple Valley, California. It broadcasts a talk radio format and is owned by EDB VV License LLC. It calls itself "The High Desert's Talk Station". The studios and offices are on Hesperia Road in Victorville. By day, KIXW is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional. At night, to ...
It can be found in grassy hills or plains, preferring habitats with large, desert shrubs above long grass. This species can also be found in more barren desert habitats. [ 5 ] A 2014 study focusing on ecology indicated that the ideal habitat for an antelope jackrabbit includes grassy ground cover and a mesquite overstory.
The white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii), also known as the prairie hare and the white jack, is a species of hare found in western North America. Like all hares and rabbits, it is a member of the family Leporidae of order Lagomorpha. It is a solitary individual except where several males court a female in the breeding season.
A huge rabbit, weighing 26 pounds, was rescued off a Santa Cruz highway this week after the domesticated animal somehow ended up in the wild. Hare-raising rescue: CHP saves massive rabbit from a ...
The pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) is a rabbit species native to the United States.It is also the only native rabbit species in North America to dig its own burrow. [5] [6] The pygmy rabbit differs significantly from species within either the Lepus (hare) or Sylvilagus (cottontail) genera and is generally considered to be within the monotypic genus Brachylagus.
Meet the Patagonian Mara.. You can find these small rodents grazing the plains of South Argentina. While their limbs are perfect for running, their hoof-like claws are great for digging up burrows
References to horned rabbits may originate in sightings of rabbits affected by the Shope papilloma virus, named for Richard E. Shope, M.D., who described it in a scientific journal in 1933. [8] Shope initially examined wild cottontail rabbits that had been shot by hunters in Iowa and later examined wild rabbits from Kansas .