When the little cottontail decides to put his thinking cap on he has no little cunning in many ways. The moment he is startled by the dogs he will make for rising ground if he can, and will avoid ...

Connecticut is known for its ecological diversity due to varied landscapes and habitats, from mountains and valleys to miles of coastline, all creating a range for a variety of plants and animals.

When an eastern cottontail rabbit appears in our yard, my husband, a trained scientist, and I, a volunteer scientist, call it a bunny. There’s just something about wild bunnies. We’ve h… ...

The Eastern cottontail is chunky, red-brown or gray-brown, with large hind feet, long ears and a short, fluffy white tail. Its underside fur is white. There is a rusty patch on the tail.

Indiana’s eastern cottontail populations These reddish brown or gray cottontails are common throughout Indiana. Populations cycle between high and low depending on several factors including ...

SCARBOROUGH — New England cottontail rabbits like a mess. More precisely, these rabbits, which are endangered in the state of Maine, would like to hide out in a thicket of native (and edible ...

The rabbits stayed together at the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray until grass and leaves provided enough cover in their new Scarborough habitat. Six rabbits were released in pairs on March 22; the ...

"This was not a gray cottontail. This was a domesticated white rabbit," Amato said. "It is amazing it survived a couple weeks in the woods. This animal should not have survived.

In Rhode Island, there are two breeds of rabbits, the Eastern cottontail, which is a non-native rabbit, and the New England cottontail. The New England cottontail is a medium-sized rabbit almost ...