Rabbits and hares have many common characteristics. Both have long hind limbs and their distinctive ears are long and relatively narrow. They are adapted for hopping and leaping locomotion.

Eastern Cottontail rabbits, the species most commonly found in the United States, typically reproduce from mid-March through mid-September. According to the Wildlife Center of Virginia, ...

Both rabbits look alike but do not interbreed. The endangered New England cottontail has a small black spot on its forehead, whereas the Eastern cottontail has a white spot in the same place, and ...

The Omiltemi cottontail rabbit, a species lost to science since 1904, has been rediscovered in Mexico's Sierra Madre del Sur mountains.. The elusive rabbit was spotted by a team led by José ...

While New England cottontails (Sylvilagus transitionalis) are our only native rabbit, identification can be tricky in the field because the eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) has moved in ...

Holman said there is still research into such things as whether the species are affected differently by ticks, and whether the Eastern cottontail is deliberately harassing its New England cousin.

The hare-raising situation began last week, when neighbors noticed the rabbit hopping around in a vacant lot near 13th Street. They were shocked that the furry woodland creature had found its way ...

One of our most familiar mammals is the eastern cottontail.It is also one of the most prolific mammalian reproducers. Apparently, the rabbits have been hard at work, as there seems to be bunnies ...

If you've looked outside and noticed more wild rabbits hopping around in your yard, you're not alone. ... Pictured is an eastern cottontail rabbit in an undated photo.

The New England cottontail was once so common that Massachusetts author Thornton Burgess adapted one named Peter for the children's stories he penned a century ago. 'Peter Cottontail' hopping down ...