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Species: Lepus californias |
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Description: Head & body are about 21 inches long, ears are 6-7 inches. The jack rabbit weighs 5-7 pounds. Its underparts are gray to black. The back is brown. Sides are white. Ears are tipped in black. |
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Habitat: Widespread in grasslands and open areas. |
Food: Rabbits are herbivores. They eat nuts, berries, grains, and seeds. |
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Range: Western United States |
Reproduction: Females give birth to 4-8 young at a time. |
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Other: These jack rabbits are active in the early morning and early evening when they are eating. |
More information : Rabbits & Hares (Geo Zoo, Mammals)
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Species: Lepus townsendii |
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Description: Prairie Hare or White Jack as it is commonly referred to, is a large hare with a pale grayish brown back. |
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Habitat: The White -tailed Jackrabbit uses different habitats types seasonally. |
Food: In eastern Washington, they shift from arid, hilly bunchgrass in summer to lower sagebrush valleys in winter. |
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Range: This other subspecies of White-tailed Jackrabbit is found in the western United States as far south as northern Bew Mexico and central California. |
Reproduction: Severe winter conditions increase mortality and may reduce reproduction. New-born jackrabbits are remarkably precocious, even being able to run. They are born with fur and open eyes and weighing about 100 grams, and are concealed in an abandoned burrow, cavity, or shallow "form".
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Other: In the summer, they build forms or shallow depressions at base of bushes, rocks, or other shelter to be used during the day and night as nests. |
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Species: Sylvilagus nutallii |
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Description: Gray-brown above, white below. Black-tipped ears. Cottontails are 13 3/4-15 3/8'' long, and weigh 1 1/2-2 1/4 lb |
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Habitat: Rocky wooded or brushy areas, often with sagebrush. |
Food: Will eat juniper berries. |
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Range: The mountain cottontail is found on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada and the Cascades. It also inhabits areas around the Hanford Reach. |
Reproduction: Breeding season is from April to July. Gestation lasts 28-30 days. There are 4-8 young per litter. Young rabbits are weaned at about 1 month. There are reports of females about 90 days old breeding but this is probably rare. |
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Other: Moves locally following seasonal food suplies. |
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