Rabbit (oryctolagus cuniculus)

Rabbit... or oryctolagus cuniculus!

More than half the world's rabbit population resides in North America. Rabbits like different lands, from wetlands to forest brush. Their long ears, which can grow to be four inches, are used for detecting enemies nearby. They use their powerful hind legs to get a good leap away from the enemy, and if it gets too close, it gives a good kick with it's hind legs.

Rabbits have a nine month breeding period, from February to October. Baby rabbits, also known as kits, are born helpless and blind. A rabbit's life span is usually 9 to 12 years, but the oldest rabbit the world has known lived to 18.


As rabbits are herbivores, their diet has alot of cellulose, which is hard to digest. To solve this problem, rabbits eat their poop, making it easier to digest. During the late afternoon, rabbits will rapidly graze for about a half an hour, and then release hard pellets, which they will not eat. Then they spend another half a hour grazing more selectively, and then pooping eatable pellets.