The eastern cottontail is a typical rabbit with long ears and hind legs. The tail is short, fluffy, 30-70 mm (1.2-2.8 in) in length, brown above and white below. Except for the rust colored nape, the ...

This technique also works for cottontails. In the winter, brown rabbits are easier to see against the snow. The trouble is ...

How was the Omiltemi cottontail rabbit found? In one of the coniferous forests of the Sierra Madre del Sur in Mexico, a rare Omiltemi cottontail rabbit was sighted. This came after a five-year ...

For over a century, the Omiltemi cottontail rabbit was lost to science, unseen since its last recorded sighting 120 years ago. Local hunters in Mexico’s Sierra Madre del Sur insisted the rabbit ...

There are several species of cottontail rabbit, but the eastern cottontail is the most common. This ubiquitous animal can be found from Canada to South America and, in the United States ...