Rabbits can make great pets. They are fluffy and conjure up more cuteness than any one animal has a right to. If you are considering buying a rabbit as a pet, you will need to plan ahead to determine where you will house your rabbit. You should have your rabbit housing set up first before you bring the rabbit home. This is doubly important if you have other pets in the home. Rabbits can actually get along with cats and dogs after an … [Read more...]
We All Love Cute Baby Bunnies. Why?
Cute baby bunnies can elicit some cooing and “aaaahing” among men and women alike. What is it about cute bunny pictures that makes us feel warm and fuzzy? Well, according to some scientists, humans are hard-wired to find cute things, well, cute. Apparently, it’s a survival mechanism. In order for the species to propagate, we need to protect our young, specifically, our babies. For whatever the reason, humans also tend to feel protective … [Read more...]
The Difference Between a Baby Rabbit and Hare
In modern English, we often use the terms rabbit, bunny, and hare interchangeably. However, technically, a bunny is a baby rabbit, and a hare is not quite the same thing as a rabbit. In fact, hares are a different species entirely from rabbits. Both rabbits and hares come from the same general animal family, but they are about as closely related as a sheep is to a goat. Hares: Hermaphrodites or Something Else? Hares and rabbits share many … [Read more...]
Wild Baby Bunnies and What To do When You Find Them
Given that the population of wild rabbits is constantly growing, no wonder the chances of stumbling upon a wild baby bunnies nest are quite high. Today we are going to discuss a little about the wild rabbits, after which we will see what is there to be done when you stumble upon the baby bunnies. What You Should Know about Wild Rabbits Where Do They Live? First, you should know that more than half the rabbits in the world live in North … [Read more...]
Rabbits- Your Quiet Neighbors
Wild rabbits are among the mammals you’re most likely to see—if not in your own yard, surely at the edges of schoolyards, golf courses, and community parks. Rabbits are especially common and widespread because they flourish in edge habitat–which we tend to create lots of when we carve out places to live, work, shop, and play. Most of the rabbits you’ll encounter are called cottontails, and their natural history will be the focus of this article. … [Read more...]
Feeding Wild Baby Rabbits – Quick Facts
If you encounter baby rabbits (bunnies) in your yard and don’t see a mother nearby, your first thought may be that they’ve been abandoned. As you start thinking about how to take care of a bunny, you might imagine that it would be easy or fun, but caring for a wild rabbit is very different from having a pet rabbit. First, do not attempt to feed wild baby rabbits even if you think they may be hungry. You could easily do great harm, as only a … [Read more...]
Yard and Garden Conflicts with Wild Rabbits
As it turns out, wild rabbits want the same things in a garden that you do… flowers and veggies! After all the work involved in planting and tending to your garden and landscaping, it can be disheartening to find your precious flowers and vegetables nibbled away by wild rabbits. But conflicts with wild rabbits are not all one-sided. Raking and mowing often disrupts their nests. Cats who are allowed to free-roam catch and kill baby rabbits. When … [Read more...]
Tips for Planting Wildlife Food Plots
Wild animals are professional food finders. They know what they’re looking for, and they know where to find it. But we often change things up so much when doing what we want with the land that the food supply for wildlife can get pretty sparse. That’s probably why you’re thinking of helping them out a bit, if you have the space to do it, by planting some wildlife food plots. There are lots of sources of information on the topic, especially for … [Read more...]
Did You Find a Nest of Baby Bunnies?
You walk around your yard, and suddenly you almost step on a nest of baby bunnies! There they are, in a shallow nest lined with fur and grass. They’re all alone, so your first thought is that they’re orphaned. The reality, though, is that mom is nearby but is staying away from her babies because she has an odor, but they don’t. She doesn’t want to attract predators due to her scent. So she only returns twice a day to nurse her babies, when no one … [Read more...]
Animal Tracks
Animal Tracks If you happen to be one of the lucky ones (of course that depends on who you ask!) to live in a snowy climate, you may not realize the riches that come along with a nice blanket of snow. They are tracks… animal tracks from your neighboring wildlife. Looking for and identifying tracks is a great winter activity for the whole family, especially on “snow days!” No snow? Animal tracks will also appear in wet sand and soil for those of … [Read more...]