rabbits

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Young Joshua trees can be nibbled to death by hungry rabbits and rodents, or wither in drought, disease or fire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Steve Jobs didn’t pull rabbits out of hats.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

When, in 2014, Macquarie Island was finally cleared of rabbits, rats, mice and feral cats, which were killing 60,000 seabirds annually, populations rebounded to about 3.5 million seabirds of 13 species.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Herbie scooped the record after reaching nearly twice the life expectancy of lionhead rabbits, which usually live between seven and 10 years.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

We ran like rabbits fleeing a fox, like deer fleeing a hunter, like mice fleeing an owl, leaping, dodging, practically flying through the underbrush.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn