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|name=Rabbit
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|image=Dürer bunnyrabbitt.jpg
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|caption=by [[Albrecht Dürer]]
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|kingdom= Animalia
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|class=Mammalia
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|order=Lagomorpha
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|family=Leporidae
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|genus=Oryctolagus
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|species=cuniculus
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|binomialname=O. cuniculus
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[[Image:250px-Sylvilagus audubonii.jpg|right|thumb]]
 
[[Image:250px-Sylvilagus audubonii.jpg|right|thumb]]
 
'''Rabbits''' are small [[mammals]]. They are kept as [[pet]]s, eaten as a food source, and appear wild in nature. In some countries rabbits are a pest species causing great environmental damage. In [[Australia]] they were introduced as prey for the [[fox]] (which was also introduced as sport for British colonial hunters). From an initial introduction of 24 specimens, rabbits have since become the most serious pest in Australia causing untold environmental damage.
 
'''Rabbits''' are small [[mammals]]. They are kept as [[pet]]s, eaten as a food source, and appear wild in nature. In some countries rabbits are a pest species causing great environmental damage. In [[Australia]] they were introduced as prey for the [[fox]] (which was also introduced as sport for British colonial hunters). From an initial introduction of 24 specimens, rabbits have since become the most serious pest in Australia causing untold environmental damage.
  
To limit the population in [[Western Australia]], a so-called "rabbit-proof [[fence]]" was erected between Cape Kerundun and Esperance.
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To limit the population in [[Western Australia]], a so-called "rabbit-proof [[fence]]" was erected between Cape Kerundun and Esperance. [[Myxomatosis]] was also introduced into Australia in the early 1950s for this purpose, then Rabbit Calicivirus Disease was introduced in the mid 1990s for the same reason.<ref>Rabbit Calicivirus Disease was actually being investigated for possible use when it escaped quarantine and rapidly spread through the rabbit population in southern Australia and [[Tasmania]].</ref>
  
 
Rabbits are not native to the [[British Isles]]. They were introduced by the [[Normans]] and farmed throughout the [[medieval]] period in purpose-built [[warren]]s.  
 
Rabbits are not native to the [[British Isles]]. They were introduced by the [[Normans]] and farmed throughout the [[medieval]] period in purpose-built [[warren]]s.  
  
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==See Also==
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* [[Portable rabbit runs]]
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* [[Rabbit colony]]
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* [[Chickens]]
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* [[Goat]]
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* [[Guinea pig|Guinea Pigs]]
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* [[Rabbit starvation]]
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* [[Invest in tangibles]]
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* [[Tanning]]
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* [[Hunting]] with:
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** [[Firearm]]s: [[Handgun]], [[Shotgun]] and [[Rifle]]
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** [[Archery]]: [[Crossbow]], [[Compound bow]]
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* [[Fishing]]
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.rebeccasrabbitry.com/breederdirectory.html| Rebecca's Rabbitry Breeders Directory]
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* [http://indian.ifas.ufl.edu/4H/Club_FILES_and_PAGES/RecordBooks/4H1511RabbitTracks-Tanning.pdf 4H youth Development "Tanning Rabbitskins" PDF]
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==References==
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{{reflist|2}}
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[[Category:Animals]]
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[[Category:Hunting]]
 
[[category:Mammals]]
 
[[category:Mammals]]
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[[Category:Survivalism]]

Revision as of 06:10, December 10, 2014

Rabbit
Dürer bunnyrabbitt.jpg
by Albrecht Dürer
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Information
Phylum Chordata
Class Information
Class Mammalia
Order Information
Order Lagomorpha
Family Information
Family Leporidae
Genus Information
Genus Oryctolagus
Species Information
Species cuniculus
Binomial name O. cuniculus
Population statistics
250px-Sylvilagus audubonii.jpg

Rabbits are small mammals. They are kept as pets, eaten as a food source, and appear wild in nature. In some countries rabbits are a pest species causing great environmental damage. In Australia they were introduced as prey for the fox (which was also introduced as sport for British colonial hunters). From an initial introduction of 24 specimens, rabbits have since become the most serious pest in Australia causing untold environmental damage.

To limit the population in Western Australia, a so-called "rabbit-proof fence" was erected between Cape Kerundun and Esperance. Myxomatosis was also introduced into Australia in the early 1950s for this purpose, then Rabbit Calicivirus Disease was introduced in the mid 1990s for the same reason.[1]

Rabbits are not native to the British Isles. They were introduced by the Normans and farmed throughout the medieval period in purpose-built warrens.


See Also

External Links


References

  1. Rabbit Calicivirus Disease was actually being investigated for possible use when it escaped quarantine and rapidly spread through the rabbit population in southern Australia and Tasmania.