Friday, January 24, 2014

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus - the Eastern cottontail.  


Not quite as large as a Snowshoe hare this critter sports a brown coat in the winter.  Snowshoe hares are white in the winter. 

This prolific mammal is capable of producing multiple offspring as many as five times throughout the year making it an important part of the food chain among predators.

Female cottontails are called does.  Male cottontails are called bucks. 

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