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* [http://indian.ifas.ufl.edu/4H/Club_FILES_and_PAGES/RecordBooks/4H1511RabbitTracks-Tanning.pdf 4H youth Development "Tanning Rabbitskins" PDF] | * [http://indian.ifas.ufl.edu/4H/Club_FILES_and_PAGES/RecordBooks/4H1511RabbitTracks-Tanning.pdf 4H youth Development "Tanning Rabbitskins" PDF] | ||
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Revision as of 23:12, June 24, 2016
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| 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 | |
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
- Portable rabbit runs
- Rabbit colony
- Chickens
- Goat
- Guinea Pigs
- Rabbit starvation
- Invest in tangibles
- Tanning
- Hunting with:
- Fishing
External links
