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Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

The Eastern Cottontail is a fluffy rabbit with big ears and a cute cotton-like tail. They love to hop around in gardens and fields, munching on grass and veggies!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Eastern Cottontail has soft, brownish-gray fur with a distinctive fluffy white tail that resembles a cotton ball. Its underside is light gray to white, and it possesses large eyes and prominent ears. Its earth-toned coat helps it blend into natural surroundings.

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Eastern Cottontail
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Eastern Cottontail

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Wow! A cottontail can jump an impressive 15 feet in a single powerful bound!

Wow! Cottontail teeth never stop growing, so they constantly gnaw to keep them short!

Wow! Each year, a female cottontail can have up to seven litters of baby bunnies!

Wow! They eat their own special poop, called cecotropes, to get extra nutrients!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Zigzag Escape Artist

Eastern Cottontails can run in unpredictable zigzags that help them confuse and escape from chasing predators.

Fähigkeit

Super Sense Hearer

Eastern Cottontails have large, swiveling ears that help them pinpoint predator sounds from a distance.

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Cloak

Eastern Cottontails have earth-toned fur that helps them blend perfectly into their habitat, avoiding detection.

Maße und Details

Länge
38-48 cm
Gewicht
0.8-1.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-5 Jahre
Top Speed
29 km/h
Wurfgröße
1-8
Tragzeit
28-30 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These herbivores munch on various plants, like grasses, leaves, and twigs, to get all their energy.

Altersunterschiede: Young kits drink mother's milk, then slowly transition to solid plant foods.

Hauptnahrung

  • Grasses
  • Clovers
  • Dandelions
  • Tree bark
  • Alfalfa
  • Twigs

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

Coyotes actively hunt cottontails for food.

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Hawks spot and capture cottontails from above.

eaten by

Bobcat

Lynx rufus

Bobcats are skilled predators of cottontail rabbits.

eats

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Cottontails frequently consume dandelion leaves.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Cottontail Rabbit

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

If you see a rabbit, watch quietly from a distance. Don't try to touch or chase them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Eastern Cottontail?

38-48 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Eastern Cottontail?

0.8-1.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Eastern Cottontail?

2-5 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Eastern Cottontail?

29 km/h

Was frisst Eastern Cottontail?

These herbivores munch on various plants, like grasses, leaves, and twigs, to get all their energy.

Wo findet man Eastern Cottontail normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Eastern Cottontail?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von Eastern Cottontail?

1-8

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