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In the wild, rabbits live in underground burrows in large groups. The temperature does not change much and is usually around 50°F. A rabbit hutch placed outside doesn't have the same insulation.
In winter the cottontail's pelage is more gray than brown. The kits develop the same coloring after a few weeks, but they also have a white blaze that goes down their forehead; this marking eventually disappears. This rabbit is medium-sized, measuring 36–48 cm (14–19 in) in total length, including a small tail that averages 5.3 cm (2.1 in).
The desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii), also known as Audubon's cottontail, is a New World cottontail rabbit, and a member of the family Leporidae.Unlike the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), they do not form social burrow systems, but compared with some other leporids, they are extremely tolerant of other individuals in their vicinity.
In summer, it feeds on plants such as grass, ferns, and leaves; in winter, it eats twigs, the bark from trees, and plants and, similar to the Arctic hare, has been known to occasionally eat dead animals. [3] It can sometimes be seen feeding in small groups. This animal is mainly active at night and does not hibernate. The snowshoe hare may have ...
Rabbits and rodents can cause injury to the thin bark and twigs of young trees. When snow covers food sources normally sought during winter, these animals often move into home lawns in search of food.
In Ohio, rabbits have been granted legal protection. Per legislation put into effect in 2023 (yes, you read that year right), you can’t "dye or otherwise color" rabbits, baby chicks or ducklings.
The brush rabbit is one of the less fecund members of the genus, producing about 15 young in five to six litters per year. [4] The gestation period of the brush rabbit is about 22 days, and kits are altricial. Male brush rabbits breed from around October to November through June to July.
The mutating RHDV2 virus appears to have become more deadly than earlier strains.