By: Taylor

Habitat: Lives in forests, deserts and grasslands Habitat has lots of trees, dirt, sand, grass, water, logs and twigs Lives in some cities Can find rabbits in fields, swamps, marches, woods, parks, big cities and farms Lives in North America

Description Are white, brown, black, gray About 1 foot Weighs about 2 or 3 pounds Has big ears, short fluffy tails, and are fluffy all over Fur blends in with surroundings

Adaptation: Camouflage Big feet help get away from prey Big ears help hear from all directions Big eyes help them see prey from behind, sides and front Keen sense of smell to smell food and prey

Food chain It’s a herbivore Foxes, owls, coyotes, weasels, and lynx eat rabbits In fall they eat leaves, clover, flowers, grass Eat plants In winter eats buds, twigs, bark Eat clover instead of carrots

Interesting facts: Some countries say carrying a rabbits foot is good luck Rabbits in North America are only called cottontails Often lives between 7 or 8 years but some can live to 15 years Hares are able to see at birth but rabbits can’t Desert cottontails can climb trees

Harm to Habitat: Cut down trees so to help them we can plant new trees Dig up dirt so to help them we can tell them not to dig it up Cover rabbits dens back up so to help them we can make them a new den

Bibliography Bekkering, Annalise. Rabbits. Switzer, Merebeth. Rabbits.