Rabbit or hare? These mammals are both in the order Lagomorpha, but they have very different characteristics. What separates them? And what rabbit isn’t a rabbit at all? Science Trek is available to ...

Minnesota is home to two varieties of the small mammal we simply refer to as rabbits. In Duluth we are in the midst of the overlapping ranges of those two animals. Their appearance is similar enough ...

Rabbits are common residents of North Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma. They are important prey animals in wildlife communities and can occasionally wreak havoc upon crops, pastures, gardens, and yards ...

EAGLE COUNTY – What do the high-elevation, sub-alpine forests and the low-elevation sagebrush shrub-lands of Eagle County have in common? Both places are inhabited by lots of rabbits and hares.Rabbits ...

There are only two species of "lagomorphs" or rabbits common in the San Francisco Bay region: the brush rabbit -- a true rabbit -- and the black-tailed jackrabbit or hare. And while rabbits do look a ...

An occasional series of articles about the differences between similar animals. What's your guess: Is Bugs Bunny a wascally wabbit or a harebrained hare? Answer: He's probably a jackrabbit, which ...

I am not sure if it has been a banner year for rabbits, but we seem to be seeing a lot of them around. Enough that our grandchildren wanted to set a live trap to see if they could catch one while with ...

It’s mid-February, and Parks and Rec hikers are headed up from Crow Hill Road to Lawson Meadows. The skiers soon disappeared, leaving the snowshoe-ers to plod our way up. The lead hikers got lucky — a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Distinguishing closely related animal species can sometimes ...

Colloquially known as "bunnies," rabbits and hares are small mammals that can be found in a variety of habitats, including meadows, woodlands, grasslands, deserts and even wetlands. But did you know ...