AnnaS
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I used to think that rabbits came from hares. That hares were a wild version of rabbits.
Easier - Rabbits are furry-coated and short-tailed mammals. They havelong ears and long back legs for running and jumping. Rabbits areherbivores with long front teeth for gnawing. Some make burrows ortunnels in the ground. Rabbits are smaller and have shorter ears thantheir hare relatives. A hare (pronounced hair) also has long, strongback legs. Unlike rabbits, their young are born with their eyes openand they live above ground.
Harder - Rabbits and hares are common names, often appliedinterchangeably, for small, furry mammals with long ears and legs, andshort tails. In zoological classification, rabbits are distinguished bythe helplessness of their offspring. Young rabbits are born naked withtheir eyes closed. With the exception of North America's cottontail,rabbits live in underground burrow colonies. The cottontail builds itssimple nest on the surface, usually in grass or brush, and rarely livesin social groups. Hares are generally larger and have longer ears withcharacteristic black markings. The skulls of rabbits and hares are alsodifferent.
Both rabbits and hares are distributed throughout the world and possesssome common traits. They are often mistaken for each other. Variousspecies and subspecies of rabbits and hares are found in brushy woods,plains and grasslands, mountains, deserts, around rivers and wetlands,and even in the Arctic tundra and snow. Both breed prolifically,bearing four to eight litters each year. A litter generally has threeto eight young. They have a gestation period of about a month, aresexually mature in about six months, and live in the wild for about sixyears. Domestic rabbits may live to be over ten years old. Althoughrabbits and hares are valued as game by hunters both for their food andfur, they are also are pests to farmers and gardeners. They can destroycrops and trees.
http://www.42explore.com/rabbits.htm
Easier - Rabbits are furry-coated and short-tailed mammals. They havelong ears and long back legs for running and jumping. Rabbits areherbivores with long front teeth for gnawing. Some make burrows ortunnels in the ground. Rabbits are smaller and have shorter ears thantheir hare relatives. A hare (pronounced hair) also has long, strongback legs. Unlike rabbits, their young are born with their eyes openand they live above ground.
Harder - Rabbits and hares are common names, often appliedinterchangeably, for small, furry mammals with long ears and legs, andshort tails. In zoological classification, rabbits are distinguished bythe helplessness of their offspring. Young rabbits are born naked withtheir eyes closed. With the exception of North America's cottontail,rabbits live in underground burrow colonies. The cottontail builds itssimple nest on the surface, usually in grass or brush, and rarely livesin social groups. Hares are generally larger and have longer ears withcharacteristic black markings. The skulls of rabbits and hares are alsodifferent.
Both rabbits and hares are distributed throughout the world and possesssome common traits. They are often mistaken for each other. Variousspecies and subspecies of rabbits and hares are found in brushy woods,plains and grasslands, mountains, deserts, around rivers and wetlands,and even in the Arctic tundra and snow. Both breed prolifically,bearing four to eight litters each year. A litter generally has threeto eight young. They have a gestation period of about a month, aresexually mature in about six months, and live in the wild for about sixyears. Domestic rabbits may live to be over ten years old. Althoughrabbits and hares are valued as game by hunters both for their food andfur, they are also are pests to farmers and gardeners. They can destroycrops and trees.
http://www.42explore.com/rabbits.htm
