cottontail

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Additionally, where there are more cats, there are white-footed mice and eastern cottontails being preyed upon by ferocious felines.

From Salon

It is larger than several U.S. states, and home to 130,000 people and countless bobcats, beavers, muskrats and cottontail rabbits.

From Reuters

Estimates about their fecundity vary, but the conservative-to-midrange numbers say cottontails produce three or four litters a year with around six kits per litter.

From Seattle Times

This week’s magazine cover story attempts to answer a few questions about those little cottontails running around Seattle these days: Where did they come from?

From Seattle Times

The lockdowns seemed to embolden some invasive species, increasing the daytime activity of Eastern cottontail rabbits in Italy, where their rapid expansion may threaten native hares, while disrupting efforts to control others.

From New York Times