Rabbit


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Rabbit is one of the most interesting animals. Rabbit has a lot of uniqueness. Rabbit has eyes that are round and beautiful. I think rabbit is a beast almost everyone likes it.
The group name for rabbit's is a warren.  The scientific name would be Oryctolagus Cunciculus.  Rabbit's can be classified in many different ways.  Their kingdom name is: Animalia.  They come from the phylum named: Vertebrata.  Their class is: Mammalia.  Their order is: Lagomorpha.  A rabbit's family name is: Leporidae.  Their genus is: Oryctolagus.  The species is: Cunciculus.
The Leporidae family include over 50 species of rabbits and hares. Oryctolagus cuniculus is the European Rabbit from which is the pet rabbit breed.
Class
Mammalia
Order
Lagomorpha
Family
Leporidae
Genus
Oryctolagus
Specie
cuniculus
A baby rabbit is called a kit. A female is called a doe and male is called a buck. Rabbits can live up to ten years and produce up to 12 babies a MONTH!  The babies stay inside the womb for about a month and at 4-12 weeks old they are weaned from their mother. At 3-4 months old, the rabbit is ready to mate and have babies of its own. At 5 months old the rabbit is fully grown.

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Rabbits are small, furry, mammals with long ears, short fluffy tails, and strong, large hind legs. They have 2 pairs of sharp incisors (front teeth), one pair on top and one pair on the bottom. They also have 2 peg teeth behind the top incisors. Their teeth are specifically adapted for gnawing and grow continuously throughout their lives.
Using their powerful hind legs, rabbits move by hopping. They have 4 toes on their hind feet that are long and webbed to keep them from spreading apart as they jump. Their front paws have 5 toes each. Some species of rabbit can reach speeds of 35 to 45 miles per hour (55 to 70 kilometers per hour). Young rabbits seem to walk instead of hop.
Rabbits vary in color and size, ranging in weight from 2 to 16 pounds (1 to 7 kilograms), depending on breed. Pet rabbits that have been well taken care of and spayed or neutered early in life have a life expectancy of 8 to 12 years.

Rabbit Facts

Seeing a bunny in the yard is a cute sign of spring, but before you know it, wild rabbits can cause considerable harm to your landscape. They can damage flowers, vegetables, trees and shrubs any time of the year. Learn all you need to know about rabbits below, including general facts and how to identify rabbit damage.

General Rabbit Facts

Most Common North American Species: Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
Average Size: 14-19" long; 2-4 lbs.
Average Lifespan in the Wild: 1-2 years
Identifying Features of a Cottontail: greyish-brownish fur; large ears; strong hind legs; short bushy tail with white underside.

Rabbit Geography

Eastern cottontail rabbits inhabit most of the central and eastern United States. Their range reaches the southernmost parts of Canada and extends down into Mexico, Central America and as far south as Columbia.
The less-populous mountain cottontail is found throughout the western half of the US, as is the desert cottontail, which has a range that extends as far south as Mexico.

Rabbit Habitat

Cottontail rabbits thrive in highly vegetated or agricultural areas with plenty of grass and plants for grazing and protection. Cottontails find shelter within brush piles and other naturally occurring cover, and in extreme weather they will occupy abandoned burrows dug by other animals.
A single rabbit will spend its entire life within the same 10 acres of land, rarely venturing beyond that unless the availability of food and cover is compromised.

Rabbit Diet

Rabbits are herbivores that favor green plants like grasses, clover and cabbage. However, rabbits are adaptable, and their diets adjust to the change of seasons and to their habitat. For example, from spring to fall, rabbits dine on grass, vegetables, fruits and flowers. In the winter they resort to woody plants, twigs and bark for nutrition.

Rabbit Behavior

Activity: Rabbits are considered crepuscular animals - mostly active during dawn and dusk.
Reproduction: Rabbits are notorious for their reproductive rates. One female rabbit can produce as many as 6 litters per year, yielding an average of 2-6 young per litter. Within hours of giving birth, female rabbits can be impregnated again.
Nesting: A female rabbit will create a nest called a "form" to conceal and care for her young. Forms are created in shallow recessions in the earth and are covered by grass, leaves, weeds etc.
Skills: Rabbits have keen senses of smell, sight and hearing, which help them defend themselves from danger. When they sense a nearby predator, they innately freeze in place to camouflage with the landscape. If a predator gets too close, a rabbit can run up to 18 mph, and will often do so in a zigzag pattern to baffle its follower.

 

Rabbit Damage

Rabbit damage is often confused with that of deer, which share a very similar diet of tender vegetation. However, rabbits are much smaller than deer and possess both upper and lower incisors (which are quite strong); the damage they cause is lower to the ground and more precise than that of deer.
Keep an eye out for the following signs of rabbits:
·         clean, angular cuts in leaves and stems up to 3 ft. from ground level
·         stripped bark no higher than 2-3 ft.
·         rabbit droppings: small dark round pellets
·         rabbit tracks: two long and two short footprints.

Rabbit Diseases

While there are a handful of diseases that rabbits may carry, there is one that is transferrable to humans - tularemia. Also known as "rabbit fever", this is a bacterial disease that can pose a serious threat if untreated. The most common way the disease is transferred is through tick or other insect bites: for example, a rabbit with tularemia carries a tick, which later attaches to a human. The disease can also be transferred through direct contact with a rabbit's blood.
The best way to protect yourself from tularemia is to wear gloves when performing any type of rabbit control.

Fun Facts

Rabbits can sleep with their eyes open, which protects them from danger in two ways: they appear awake and thus less vulnerable to predators, and they can more readily detect danger when resting.
Rabbits only breathe through their noses - not their mouths like humans and other animals.
Some rabbits pad their nests - AKA "forms" - with fur plucked from their bellies.
Rabbits ingest their excrement through a process called coprophagia in order to absorb nutrients that weren't digested the first time around.

Questions : 
1. What are the uniqueness of a rabbit?
2. Explain the characteristics of the rabbits according to you!
3. Do you like rabbits? If the answer is yes give the reason!
4. What makes you dislike rabbits?
5. How did your first impression when looking at rabbits?


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