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	Cottontail Rabbit
		Cottontails extended their range, and increased in numbers, as farmers continued to push northward, but recent decades have seen a decline of rabbits as rural land becomes converted for homes and other man-made structures.
		Cottontails are perfectly adapted for ripping and gnawing vegetation, with sharp, constantly growing incisor teeth that enable them to chew away the inner and outer bark from trees.
		Cottontails can even be found in the most densely planted orchards and gardens, and almost any area which provides adequate winter cover and escape routes such as protected woodlots, rock or brush piles, hollow logs, and shrub thickets.
	www.wisconsinhunter.com /Pages/ctrabbit.html (1362 words)

	Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
		Cottontails can be found in a variety habitats, but are most abundant in open country.
		On average, a female cottontail's home range is five to 15 acres, while the male's may be as much as 100 acres.
		Cottontails are one of the primary links of the food chain and wherever they are found serve as essential prey for predators.
	www.wildlifedepartment.com /easternrabbit.htm (644 words)

	NatureWorks - Eastern Cottontail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		The eastern cottontail has speckled brown-gray fur above, reddish-brown fur around its neck and shoulders and lighter fur around its nose and on its undersides.
		The eastern cottontail prefers habitats that are between woody areas and open land.
		The eastern cottontails is solitary and very territorial.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/easterncottontail.htm (458 words)

	WildWNC.org : Animals : EASTERN COTTONTAIL RABBIT
		Cottontails are common from the coast to the mountains.
		In some warmer climates, Cottontails may breed year round (some females have been reported to have up to 7 litters a year!), but in the Carolinas the breeding season is limited from late winter to fall.
		Cottontails construct their nests by digging a shallow depression in the ground and then lining it with grasses and other plants, along with fur plucked from the female's belly.
	www.wildwnc.org /af/easterncottontailrabbit.html (709 words)

	Eastern Cottontail Rabbit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		The Eastern cottontail rabbit is one of the most common wildlife species in the state of Ohio.
		Cottontail rabbits are found in all 88 counties of Ohio.
		The Eastern cottontail rabbit is a small mammal with a brownish-gray body, long ears, and a small white tuft of a tail that resembles a cotton ball--the feature it derives a part of its name from.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /wildlife/resources/wildnotes/pub093.htm (973 words)

	Desert Cottontail
		Desert cottontails are common in grasslands, valley scrub, deserts, oak woodlands, and chaparral.
		The tracks of cottontails are composed of the long hind prints together in front of the two small, slightly staggered, front paw prints.
		Cottontail are carriers of tularemia and relapsing fever.
	natureali.org /cottontail.htm (1617 words)

	Cottontail rabbit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus) are a genus of American lagomorphs in the family Leporidae, in appearance closely similar to the wild European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
		However, this feature is not present in all cottontails (for example, the underside of the Brush Rabbit's tail is grey), nor is it unique to the genus - the European Rabbit also has a white scut.
		A young cottontail rabbit in the wild, midwest US This mammal article is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/cottontail_rabbit (158 words)

	EEK! - Critter Corner - Cottontail Rabbit
		Cottontails grow to about 14-18 inches long and up to 4 pounds and the females are larger than males.
		Cottontail teeth are adapted for ripping and gnawing on plants.
		Cottontails travel a range of eight acres and can be seen year-round at any time of day or night, but are most active during dawn and dusk.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/caer/ce/eek/critter/mammal/cottontail.htm (666 words)

	Georgia Wildlife Web Site; mammals: Sylvilagus floridanus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		The belly and tail are white, and the nape of the neck is rusty-red.
		The Eastern Cottontail is probably one of the most well-known and frequently observed mammals in urban and suburban landscapes in the eastern United States.
		The Eastern Cottontail is the prey of a diverse array of predators, including owls, hawks, eagles, skunks, weasels, foxes, the Coyote, the Raccoon, the Opossum, and snakes.
	museum.nhm.uga.edu /gawildlife/mammals/lagomorpha/leporidae/sfloridanus.html (523 words)

	Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
		Like other cottontails, this one is a denizen of brushland and marginal areas and seldom ventures far from brushy cover.
		These cottontails are active largely in the twilight hours and at night, when they venture to open pastures, meadows, or lawns to forage.
		These cottontails are known to be preyed upon by hawks, barn owls, opossums, coyotes, foxes, and weasels.
	www.nsrl.ttu.edu /tmot1/sylvflor.htm (486 words)

	The Cottontail Rabbit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		The cottontails' home range is fairly limited, averaging 6 to 8 acres for males and 2 to 3 acres for females.
		Cottontails have always been abundant in Wisconsin, as indicated by reports of their harvest by early settlers and Indians.
		Cottontail population peaks and declines in Wisconsin are related to the condition of the habitat.
	www.jsonline.com /outdoors/wildlife/cotton.stm (1416 words)

	Wildlife Rescue League: Cottontails in Northern Virginia
		Cottontails and their predators are an important part of the suburban ecosystem; like songbirds, they can be enjoyed by homeowners who like living “close to nature”; on the other hand, cottontails can also be reviled due to their destructive feeding habits which may cause frustration for many gardeners and groundskeepers.
		A juvenile cottontail is at least four weeks of age (about the size of a tennis ball) and no longer requires the nurturing of its mother or the protection of the nest.
		In Northern Virginia, cottontails are medium to dark brown or grayish-brown in color, with wide medium-length ears and a fluffy tail with a white underside; adults tend to be rather small, weighing two to four pounds and measuring 12 to 18 inches long.
	www.wildliferescueleague.org /report/nova_rabbit.html (4195 words)

	CT DEP: Cottontail Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Identification: The cottontail rabbit is a somewhat stocky animal with large hind feet, long ears, and a short, fluffy tail that resembles a cotton ball.
		The New England cottontail and the eastern cottontail are almost identical in appearance, except for a slight variation in color.
		Cottontails can be restricted from gardens and other areas by erecting a 3-foot high fence with two-by-two inch mesh.
	dep.state.ct.us /burnatr/wildlife/factshts/ctntail.htm (1084 words)

	Cottontail Rabbit Hunting
		The eastern cottontail rabbit is a long-eared, medium-sized rabbit of 36 to 48 cm in length, and weighs from 0.80 to 2 kg.
		Cottontails prefer open country, such as areas with low brush, fence rows, fields of tall grass, tangled thickets, and piled brush.
		Eastern cottontail rabbits have a habit of thumping the ground with a hind foot.
	www.cottontailrabbithunting.com /about_the_rabbit.htm (986 words)

	FS-601 - Wildlife Management: Eastern Cottontail Rabbits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Cottontails have white undersides, but the rest of the pelage (coat) is made up of multicolored hairs having brown, fl, and tan bars, giving the cottontail a brown, faintly speckled appearance.
		In addition, cottontails are infested routinely with a multitude of external parasites (fleas, fly bots, ticks, and lice) and internal parasites (tapeworms, roundworms, and flukes).
		Cottontails are herbivores (the majority of their diet consists of vegetation).
	www.agnr.umd.edu /MCE/Publications/Publication.cfm?ID=561&cat=8 (2706 words)

	Eastern Cottontail Rabbit - (Sylvilagus floridanus)
		Cottontail describes the characteristic appearance of the rabbit's tail, for when it is raised, the white undersurface is conspicuous and resembles a fluff of cotton.
		In most years, cottontails are common in all counties of Missouri, but their numbers vary greatly due to differences in the amounts and kinds of cover where they live.
		Prior to 1955, the cottontail population was extremely high in Missouri, but since that time, intensive and extensive land uses have accelerated, resulting in a greater loss of cottontail habitat and a downward trend in the population.
	mdc.mo.gov /nathis/mammals/rabbit (954 words)

	AllRefer.com - cottontail rabbit (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia
		cottontail rabbit, animal of the order Lagomorpha, which includes the hares and rabbits, except for the domestic, or European, rabbit, which is in a separate species.
		The cottontail ranges from the southern border of Canada to N Argentina.
		Cottontails are a common source of tularemia, or rabbit fever.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/cottonta.html (226 words)

	Cottontail Rabbit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		The generally larger eastern cottontail (28-52 ounces) is found in the mountains of southeastern and central Arizona where it occupies many of the same habitats as the Coues white-tailed deer.
		Cottontails rarely drink, and free water does not appear to be a requirement for either their survival or reproduction.
		As a consequence of the wide fluctuations in both cottontail and quail numbers, the annual take of cottontails is highly erratic, ranging from a reported high of about 850,000 rabbits in 1979 to less than 56,000 in 1998.
	www.gf.state.az.us /h_f/game_cottontail_rabbit.shtml (396 words)

	Desert Cottontail - DesertUSA
		The desert cottontail is born in a nest lined with grass and with fur which the mother pulls from her belly.
		Cottontails are herbivores, and they eat a wide variety of plants, including grasses, forbs, shrubs and even cacti; however, ninety percent of their diet is grass.
		Cottontails are preyed upon by a number of predators, including golden and bald eagles, great horned owls, ferruginous hawks, badgers, coyotes, foxes, bobcats and humans.
	www.desertusa.com /mag00/apr/papr/rabbit.html (854 words)

	Controlling Rabbits in the Landscape, HYG-1031-96
		Cottontails tend to concentrate in favorable habitats such as brushy fencerows, brush or junk piles, upland thickets, field edges or landscaped backyards where food and cover are suitable.
		Cottontails will devour a wide variety of green vegetation especially in the spring when young, succulent plant material is present.
		A cottontail's life expectancy is 12 to 15 months, however, they have an extremely high reproductive potential reaching up to four litters per year, the first usually appearing in March.
	ohioline.osu.edu /hyg-fact/1000/1031.html (800 words)

	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission - Wildlife Species Guide - Cottontail Rabbit
		A cottontail is attracted to field and cover edges and early successional, or weedy, habitats.
		Habitat that is capable of supporting cottontails is decreasing throughout the rabbit's range, as a result of aging and deteriorating shelterbelts, the removal of hedge rows, the farming of roadsides, and the over grazing of pastures, streambanks and lakeshores.
		After her litter is born, the female cottontail stays in a fomm near the nest, only visiting her nest at dawn and dusk.
	www.ngpc.state.ne.us /wildlife/rabbit.asp (1687 words)

	ADW: Sylvilagus floridanus: Information
		The beginning of reproductive activity in the eastern cottontail is related to the onset of the adult molt.
		Vocalizations of the eastern cottontail include distress cries (to startle an enemy and warn others of danger), squeals (during copulation) and grunts (if predators approach a nesting doe and her litter).
		Sounds of eastern cottontails include cries of worry (to startle an enemy and warn others of danger), squeals (during mating) and grunts (if predators approach a nesting female and her litter).
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Sylvilagus_floridanus.html (1277 words)

	Cottontail Rabbit
		The information contained herein is intended primarily for the cottontail, but some of the statements apply to the swamp rabbit.
		The cottontail thrives where cropland (including idle fields), hay land, pasture land, and forest land (especially cut-over forest land and areas reverting to forest land) are about equally represented in small, well-scattered fields.
		The cottontail drinks when the surface water is available, but free water is usually not essential.
	www.pfmt.org /wildlife/somethings/cottontail.htm (984 words)

	Eastern Cottontail: Nature Snapshots from Minnesota DNR: Minnesota DNR
		Cottontails eat green plants, twigs, tree bark, and sometimes their own vitamin-rich droppings.
		Cottontails are nervous animals that may die of shock if handled or caged.
		Cottontail meat is tasty favored by gourmet chefs who often cook it fried, in stews, or braised with herbs and vegetables.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /snapshots/mammals/easterncottontail.html (321 words)

	Wild Texas: Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
		The cottontail is an essential element of the food chain, serving as prime prey for many predators.
		In addition to their reproductive strategy, cottontails thrive because they are swift-moving and can jump distances of up to eight feet at a time when pursued, making split-second changes in direction to frustrate and elude predators.
		Cottontails are somewhat difficult to view, due to their swift and elusive nature.
	www.wildtexas.com /wildguides/cottontail.php (304 words)

	Species Profile: Cottontail Rabbit
		Cottontail babies are frequently caught by cats and dogs, cut by lawn mowers and weed whackers, and displaced by the spring time activities of humans.
		Cottontails are considered crepuscular, which means that they are most active around dawn or dusk.
		Cottontails eat such a wide variety of vegetation and fruit that to mention dietary specifics would be beyond the scope of this profile.
	www.webbedworks.com /messingerwoods/rabbitprofile.htm (1176 words)

	Cottontail Rabbits in Massachusetts
		New England cottontails have a fl spot between the ears about 90% of the time (40% in Eastern), always lack a white spot on the forehead (Easterns have a spot 43% of the time), and typically (95%) have a fl line on the front edge of the ear (Easterns 40%).
		These cottontails are active at dawn and dusk or at night, with most feeding in the few hours after sunrise or sunset.
		Cottontail specimens collected are typically placed in museums for future study and reference.
	www.mass.gov /dfwele/dfw/dfwcotontail.htm (1490 words)

	Nearctica - Biomes - Eastern Deciduous Forest - Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
		The rusty patch behind the ears of the Eastern Cottontail is pale in the New England Cottontail.
		The feet are rusty-brown (not white) and the rusty-brown patch behind the ears of the Eastern Cottontail is absent in the Swamp Rabbit.
		Habitat: The Eastern Cottontail is not a species of deep forest, but is more commonly found in open fields near woods or suburban areas with some patches of woods nearby.
	www.nearctica.com /biomes/edf/mammal/rabbit.htm (370 words)

	eastern cottontail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Eastern Cottontails are easily recognized by their long ears.
		of Eastern Cottontails are raccoons, foxes, hawks, owls, crows, snakes, opossum, cats, and dogs.
		Eastern Cottontails usually hop to get around, but they can run fast for short distances to avoid danger.
	www.fcps.k12.va.us /StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/eastern_cottontail.htm (332 words)

	Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
		Like other cottontails, these are more active in the twilight hours and at night, but they may be more or less active through the day.
		As with other cottontails, the young are reared in nests which are made in pear-shaped excavations in the ground with the entrances only about 5 cm in diameter.
		Desert cottontails are known to be preyed upon by golden eagles, marsh hawks, Swainson’s hawks, horned owls, barn owls, gray foxes, and gopher snakes.
	www.nsrl.ttu.edu /tmot1/sylvaudu.htm (472 words)

	Cottontail Rabbit Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Cottontail rabbits are small animals with speckled brown fur, which fades to white underneath.
		Cottontails are found throughout Maryland on farms, in orchards, and in backyards.
		The Appalachian cottontail is a rabbit in need of conservation in Maryland.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /wildlife/rabbit.html (219 words)

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