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Wild Rabbits

Babies & Orphans

Wild Rabbits May Not Need Your Help

May 5, 2022 HRS

Wild babies are usually not orphaned.  Many people mean well when they contact HRS after discovering an “abandoned” nest of wild rabbits. Here’s what to do. […]

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Babies & Orphans

Baby Bunnies: Are They Really Orphaned?

May 12, 2020 HRS

Wild babies are most often not orphaned – The best thing you can do is put the bunny right back where you found him, in the general area, as the mom will only come back at night to call and find him. […]

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Babies & Orphans

Caring for Orphans

May 12, 2020 HRS

no summary available […]

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News

Cottontails are Nesting!

March 15, 2017 HRS

Cottontail rabbits are nesting! Mother cottontail scrapes a depression in the ground and lines it with grass and her own […]

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Wild Rabbits

Lagomorph Species

September 8, 2016 HRS

Domesticated pet rabbits are part of the Lagomorph order. Lagomorphs include rabbits, hares, and pikas. But beyond our domesticated companions, […]

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For Rescuers + Shelters

Community Rabbits

October 9, 2015 HRS

What are “community rabbits?” We define “community rabbits” as a group, colony, herd or warren of domestic rabbits, usually of various […]

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Videos

Can you Keep a Wild Rabbit as a Pet?

October 30, 2013 HRS

View Can You Keep a Wild Rabbit as a Pet? on Howcast

Babies & Orphans

Vilda kaniner behöver kanske inte din hjälp

January 1, 2013 HRS

Vilda kaniner kanske inte behöver din hjälpbunny4Wild barn blir oftast inte föräldralösa! Många […]

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Health

Rabbits and Exotic Diseases

July 10, 2011 HRS

no summary available […]

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House & Home

Can Domestic Rabbits Survive Outdoors?

December 12, 2010 HRS

Pet rabbits are of the genus and species Oryctolagus cuniculus; they are also known as “European rabbits” because they are […]


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