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Cottontail Rabbit Quick
Facts:
| Color: |
grayish-brown
(in our desert), white on tail and underside |
| Length: |
12
inches long |
| Weight: |
1
3/4 to 3 1/2 pounds |
| Description: |
large
back legs for hopping, long ears, short, fluffy white tail |
| Young: |
2
to 6, called "kittens" |
| Food: |
*herbivores*
that eat grasses, leafy plants, bark, twigs |
| Predators: |
foxes,
coyotes, owls, dogs, humans |
| Home: |
called
a "burrow" (dug by another animal) or a "nest"
(on the ground lined with grass) |
| Active: |
diurnal
and nocturnal (but most active in the evening) |
Even More Interesting Facts:
| Protection: |
can
freeze for up to 15 minutes |
| Kittens: |
mother
can have 3 or 4 litters per year (18-24 kittens each year) |
| Burrows: |
move
into burrow built by other animals |
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