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Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

The site of rabbits in our countryside may seem very British, however they are not native, but were introduced by the Normans for their fur and for food but it wasn’t until the eighteenth century that large numbers became established in the wild. They are now an important food source for other wildlife such as foxes, stoats and birds of prey.

Food

Eats mainly grass but also cereal crops, roots and young trees and is therefore regarded as a pest on farms and sometimes in gardens.

Habitat

Rabbits are very resourceful and live wherever they can find food often on roadside verges. They live in colonies in underground warrens.

Young rabbit

Important points

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The rabbit disease Myxomatosis was introduced intentionally in 1953 to control them.

 

Black and other coloured rabbits are often seen in the wild, having bred with escaped pets.

 


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