tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post5179198437614675293..comments2024-01-05T05:02:20.353+00:00Comments on CRYPTOZOOLOGY ONLINE: Still on the Track: JAN EDWARDS: What is it?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-37759066759970512872009-05-07T23:23:00.000+01:002009-05-07T23:23:00.000+01:00I didn't know that European rabbits had the white ...I didn't know that European rabbits had the white spot on their heads when they get their first coat of fur.<br /><br />I've seen many, many Eastern cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus) of that age, and they have all had a white mark on their heads. Although in very young rabbits, it's almost like a collie's blaze.<br /><br />These are cottontails of the same age: http://volunteersforwildlife.org/i/ect-still-need-help-big.jpg<br /><br />Eastern cottontails, unlike European rabbits, don't dig warrens. They give birth in hedgerows and brush piles. They are born hairless, and their first coat is black-- with that white blaze.<br /><br />http://www.allcreaturesgreatandsmall.org/images/Cottontail%20in%20hand.jpg<br /><br />I've handreared a few of these rabbits. However, it illegal to rehab wildlife in my state-- so I was a scofflaw. (The state has a law that requires a permit, but the state agency that gives permits won't give you one). My sister and I had one that became quite wild even after being handreared. He got loose in the basement, and we couldn't catch him. So we left the door open one evening, and he had his "born free" moment.Retrievermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780519136583108632noreply@blogger.com