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The eastern cottontail is a very territorial animal. When chased, it runs in a zigzag pattern, running up to 18 mph (29 km/h). The cottontail prefers an area where it can be out in the open but hide quickly. Forests, swamps, thickets, bushes, or open areas where shelter is close by are optimal habitation sites for this species.
From winter to spring, weight tends to increase in females due to pregnancy, but decrease in males due to the stresses of reproductive competition. Thus, females in Iowa went from averaging 3,600 g (7.9 lb) in winter to 3,800 g (8.4 lb) in spring and males from averaging 3,400 g (7.5 lb) in winter to 3,100 g (6.8 lb) in spring. [3]
Marsh rabbits display a blackish brown or dark reddish dorsal surface. [9] The belly is a dingy brownish gray in most but can also have a dull white appearance in mainland rabbits. [5] [10] The leading edges of the ears display small black tufts with ochre on the inside. [7] [10] rough hair on the dorsal side can be fringed with black hairs ...
Rabbits and rodents can cause injury to the thin bark and twigs of young trees.
Rabbits are also prey animals so can feel vulnerable to attack if walked in an area where cats and dogs might be present, so this should be avoided,” says Dr MacMillan. Rabbit playing indoors in ...
Occurrence and litter size depend on several factors, including time of the year, weather, and location. The average litter size is four, but can range from as few as two to as many as eight, most of whom do not go on to survive to adulthood. Cottontail rabbits show a greater resistance to myxomatosis than European rabbits. [2]
Like other jackrabbits, the black-tailed jackrabbit has distinctive long ears, and the long powerful rear legs characteristic of hares.Reaching a length about 2 ft (61 cm), and a weight from 3 to 6 lb (1.4 to 2.7 kg), the black-tailed jackrabbit is the third-largest North American jackrabbit, after the antelope jackrabbit and the white-tailed jackrabbit.
Rabbit jumping over a fence at a Rabbit Show Jumping Competition. Rabbit show jumping (Swedish: Kaninhoppning [1]), also known as rabbit agility [2] or rabbit hopping, [3] is an animal sport wherein domestic rabbits are led through a course by their owners, [4] modelled after horse show jumping.