Minnesota is home to two varieties of the small mammal we simply refer to as rabbits. In Duluth we are in the midst of the overlapping ranges of those two animals. Their appearance is similar enough ...

A beloved pastime of school children in Denmark and Sweden, this animal sport is picking up steam in the U.K. It’s been around in Scandinavia since the late ’70s, and now rabbit jumping may be coming ...

In the Iowa City area, cottontail rabbits are one of the most visible animals of the state's small game population. And the favorite of many. People new to the fluctuations of the local cottontail ...

The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Kittery is the first refuge in Maine to host New England cottontails after dozens of the rabbits were released there this year. New England cottontails ...

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) said the black growths on the rabbits are from a viral infection caused by the cottontail rabbit papillomavirus Experts note that the growths often don't harm the ...

Eastern cottontail rabbits begin birthing litters this week in Missouri. Rabbits convert plants to animal matter, and play an important role in wildlife communities. Watch for newborn cottontails this ...

In the summer of 2020, I fell in love with a rabbit that refused to love me back. It was July, the height of the second wave of the pandemic, and I found myself living in my childhood home with my ...