Did you know that there are two species of cottontail rabbits in our region? We have our native rabbit, the New England Cottontail, and their cousin, the Eastern Cottontail, introduced to the region ...

If you feel like you're seeing rabbits everywhere you turn in the Columbus area, you're not the only one. See what experts ...

Another reason is snowshoe hares, unlike cottontail rabbits, do not have underground burrows. No matter how nasty the winter, a hunter can usually roust a snowshoe. Snowshoe hares are furtive animals.

The Omiltemi cottontail rabbit was thought to have been lost to science since the early 1900s. Last seen 130 years ago, the future looked bleak for this little brown rabbit, but an expedition in ...

The rabbits are now left to dig their own burrows, find their own food, and aren't protected from above. Most of the rabbits don't live older than 3. Don Seabrook, Wenatchee World ...

By Astrid Arellano Footage captured in 2024 of a small rabbit hopping about in front of a camera trap had scientists baffled. The juvenile, with gray-brown fur and a black tail, didn’t resemble ...

The Omiltemi cottontail rabbit, a species lost to science since 1904, has been rediscovered in Mexico's Sierra Madre del Sur mountains.. The elusive rabbit was spotted by a team led by José ...

A rare rabbit in North Carolina, the Appalachian cottontail, may be at risk of disease, so scientists say they are researching the species.

A rare rabbit in North Carolina, the Appalachian cottontail, may be at risk of disease, so scientists say they are researching the species.

Research in North Carolina involving rabbit poop could help protect a vulnerable species in the state, wildlife officials said. An “elusive” rabbit known as the Appalachian cottontail faces ...