Wild bunnies in the Americas have the same long ears and fluffy tails as pet rabbits, but the two types of rabbits are not closely related. Although different species of rabbits and hares are ...

DREAMY, curious, careful, anxious. This is how photographer Peter Lindel describes his shot of a European hare, which was chosen as the overall winner of the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 ...

A new study from Aalborg University in Denmark reveals that European hares (Lepus europaeus) are not only surviving—but thriving—in urban environments. Using a combination of citizen science and ...

(1) The European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a native of the mediterranean habitats of Spain, and was recently introduced to ecologically similar habitats in central Chile. (2) A survey of the ...

This led monks in southern France to begin domesticating the animals, eventually leading to evolutionary differences between domesticated and wild European rabbit species. Today, the more than 60 to ...