Easter is this weekend, and while most people are busy taking photos with the Easter Bunny and searching for hidden eggs, some rabbit species in Kentucky have already begun having their first of ...

It is often the rabbit. Because of their rapid reproductive rates, rabbits have long been associated with spring – at least in northern seasonal climates where springtime equals lots of baby ...

An osprey and an eastern cottontail rabbit were among the 83 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida last week.

If the cottontail’s ears are up, its eyes are open, it can hop and it’s about 5 inches long, it’s old enough to be on its own. If not, try returning the rabbit to its nest, wearing gloves.

The Eastern cottontail nestling and its sibling were rescued from a fire after a family realized the babies were trapped in a fire ring. One of the babies died from complications caused by the ...

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 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 ...

An Eastern cottontail rabbit has been hopping about our yard in Decatur nearly every morning and evening. “A cute little thing,” my wife said when she first saw it. Now, she’s not so sure ...

Claim to fame: Rabbit hunting is not as popular now as it was in the mid-1900s, but the cottontail is still a prominent game animal in much of Missouri. Missouri’s rabbit season runs from Oct. 1 ...