From: Donald Mathis
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
Subject: Mountain Cottontail Rabbit
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 08:05:22 -0500
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The mountain cottontail or Nuttall's cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It is found in Canada and the United States. The mountain cottontail is a small rabbit but its size is relatively large for the genus of cottontail rabbits. The rabbits remain active all year. When spooked a rabbit will run a couple meters then hide and freeze with ears erect, if further pursued the rabbit will hop away in a semicircular path to try and trick the predator. Order: Lagomorpha > Family: Leporidae > Genus: Sylvilagus > Species: Sylvilagus nuttallii