Hello Everybody! Today, I will be talking about Dinner-time for rabbits and hares! I hope you enjoy!
Dinner-Time!:
Rabbit and hares are most active at night. They spend the day in their forms snoozing and grooming themselves by licking their fur. Then, when it begins to get dark, they come out to look for food. It is safer for them to move around and feed when they cannot be seen.
Rabbit and hares are herbivores. This means they are animals that eat mostly plants. There is nothing a rabbit likes better than fresh greens, and it does not care where it finds them. No wonder farmers and gardeners sometimes think they are pests!
Rabbits enjoy eating short grass, clover, lettuce, weeds, and leafy bushes. They also like fruits and berries. And, of course, rabbits love carrots- if they can find them!
Rabbits sometimes drink water- but not that often. That's because the plants they eat are very moist and juicy.
Rabbit and hares are active all year, always searching for food. During the northern winter, they feed on twigs, buds and the bark of certain trees. In the Arctic, where everything is covered by snow most of the time, the hares dig down to get buried moss and plants called lichen (pronounced like'en). Arctic Hares need up to half a kilogram (a pound) of food per day. Sometimes, in order to survive the Arctic winter, they will eat meat if they find it.
Rabbit and hares have a set of very special front teeth to help them snip off plants and twigs for their dinner. Kangaroos can hop, and elephants have big ears, but no other animal teeth quite like those of our friends the rabbit and hare.
Other animals-squirrels, for instance- have two big front teeth for cutting, just as rabbits and hares do, but rabbit and hares have an extra pair of smaller, very sharp front teeth just behind the big ones. This extra pair of cutting teeth is one of the main features that makes rabbit and hares different from all other animals.
I hope you liked those facts about rabbit and hares! See you next time!
Grooming:Brushing or cleaning hair or fur.
Herbivore: Animal that eats mainly plants.
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Kevin Ping-An Tang
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Rabbit and Hare families
In Southern Canada and in the Northern United States,a doe rabbit may have a have three to five families, or litters, between March and September. In warmer climates, she may have more.
Rabbits and most hares have many babies each year. From one summer to the next, two pairs of rabbits could produce more than 160 children and 3,000 grandchildren! Now that's a lot of rabbits!
About four weeks after mating, the doe gets ready for the birth. She makes a nest in a shallow hole in the ground and carefully lines it with soft grasses and plants. She adds pieces of fur plucked from her own coat to make the nest extra warm for her babies. The nest is small and will only have room for the young babies called kits.
Crouching over the nest, the doe gives birth to a litter of five of six babies. The kits are tiny-only eight centimetres (3 inches) long! They cannot see and are completely helpless at this stage. Shortly after the book, the mother allows her babies to nurse. Then, to protect kits, she covers the nest with pieces of plants and she moves a distance away.
During the first two weeks, the doe leaves to kits alone except when it is time for them to nurse. Even then, she approaches the nest in a careful zigzag and leaps the last few in order not to leave a trail. In this way, she keeps the babies' hiding spot a secret from any animal that might be nearby. In their nest, the kits are safe from the most wild animals. But their opening can sometimes place them in danger at the hands of well-meaning person.A person who finds a nest often thinks that the mother abandoned her babies. Nothing is further from the truth! The mother is very near, and she is looking after her family in the best possible way. Baby rabbits.
Doe: Female rabbit or hare.
Litter: Young animals born together.
Mate: To come together to produce young.
Signed,
Kevin Ping-An Tang
Rabbits and most hares have many babies each year. From one summer to the next, two pairs of rabbits could produce more than 160 children and 3,000 grandchildren! Now that's a lot of rabbits!
About four weeks after mating, the doe gets ready for the birth. She makes a nest in a shallow hole in the ground and carefully lines it with soft grasses and plants. She adds pieces of fur plucked from her own coat to make the nest extra warm for her babies. The nest is small and will only have room for the young babies called kits.
Crouching over the nest, the doe gives birth to a litter of five of six babies. The kits are tiny-only eight centimetres (3 inches) long! They cannot see and are completely helpless at this stage. Shortly after the book, the mother allows her babies to nurse. Then, to protect kits, she covers the nest with pieces of plants and she moves a distance away.
During the first two weeks, the doe leaves to kits alone except when it is time for them to nurse. Even then, she approaches the nest in a careful zigzag and leaps the last few in order not to leave a trail. In this way, she keeps the babies' hiding spot a secret from any animal that might be nearby. In their nest, the kits are safe from the most wild animals. But their opening can sometimes place them in danger at the hands of well-meaning person.A person who finds a nest often thinks that the mother abandoned her babies. Nothing is further from the truth! The mother is very near, and she is looking after her family in the best possible way. Baby rabbits.
Doe: Female rabbit or hare.
Litter: Young animals born together.
Mate: To come together to produce young.
Signed,
Kevin Ping-An Tang
Other Blog(s)
Hello! Right now, I will tell you my other blog(s). Well, I only have one other blog right now. I might have more. My other blog is: Kevin Ping-An Tang's Blog.
About the blog:
It is about my daily life. I will write reviews for movies, books, and games.
Click here to go to Kevin Ping-An Tang's Blog (My other Blog)
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Kevin Ping-An Tang
About the blog:
It is about my daily life. I will write reviews for movies, books, and games.
Click here to go to Kevin Ping-An Tang's Blog (My other Blog)
Signed,
Kevin Ping-An Tang
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Survivor Skils
Here are what rabbits and hares do when they are being attacked and what their enemies are:
Rabbits Enemies:
Rabbits have many enemies in the wild. Their enemies include foxes, wolves, weasels, coyotes, rats, and snakes. Foxes my steal baby rabbits from their nests. Weasels might chase rabbits down their burrows, even through narrow tunnels.
Ground enemies are not the only ones rabbits have fear. They also have enemies from the air. Eagles and hawks, birds, owls swoop down on them from the sky. Rabbits are usually helpless against such attacks.
Because they have so many enemies, most rabbits do not survive more than a year in the wild. Pet rabbits, however, may live for five years or more! Yay! I have a pet rabbit! It is going to live longer! Yay!
Survivor Skills:
If an intruder comes near, rabbits and hares will flatten their ears and crouch close to the ground. If the danger comes nearer still, they flatten their bodies even further. In this position they look like a small rock.
When it appears that there is no escape from the discovery, the rabbit or hare explodes from its crouch, leaping two to four and a half metres from a standing point. It streaks away, hoping this way and that in a tricky zigzag pattern. This movement makes it very difficult for the predators to follow.
Although rabbits and hares are usually silent creatures, all of them are able to let out a terrible, ear-piercing scream when they are captured or in serious danger. This often results in their being quickly dropped by their startled attacker.
A rabbit uses all its senses to avoid danger. Its eyes are on the sides of its head, so it can see to the side, front, and even to the back-all the time!It can also see well at night.
A rabbit relies on its nose and ears, too. When it smells or hears danger, the rabbit sits up on its hind legs , straight and still. It's ears point upward and its nose twitches. This position might warn other rabbits in the area to be alert.
If the rabbit decides to hop away, it flashes its white tail at the enemy. This may confuse the predator and help the rabbit escape.
For safety, a rabbit stays near cover, such as a rock or bush. If an enemy gets too close, a rabbit hops quickly to its hiding spot.
Signed,
Kevin Ping-An Tang
Rabbits Enemies:
Rabbits have many enemies in the wild. Their enemies include foxes, wolves, weasels, coyotes, rats, and snakes. Foxes my steal baby rabbits from their nests. Weasels might chase rabbits down their burrows, even through narrow tunnels.
Ground enemies are not the only ones rabbits have fear. They also have enemies from the air. Eagles and hawks, birds, owls swoop down on them from the sky. Rabbits are usually helpless against such attacks.
Because they have so many enemies, most rabbits do not survive more than a year in the wild. Pet rabbits, however, may live for five years or more! Yay! I have a pet rabbit! It is going to live longer! Yay!
Survivor Skills:
If an intruder comes near, rabbits and hares will flatten their ears and crouch close to the ground. If the danger comes nearer still, they flatten their bodies even further. In this position they look like a small rock.
When it appears that there is no escape from the discovery, the rabbit or hare explodes from its crouch, leaping two to four and a half metres from a standing point. It streaks away, hoping this way and that in a tricky zigzag pattern. This movement makes it very difficult for the predators to follow.
Although rabbits and hares are usually silent creatures, all of them are able to let out a terrible, ear-piercing scream when they are captured or in serious danger. This often results in their being quickly dropped by their startled attacker.
A rabbit uses all its senses to avoid danger. Its eyes are on the sides of its head, so it can see to the side, front, and even to the back-all the time!It can also see well at night.
A rabbit relies on its nose and ears, too. When it smells or hears danger, the rabbit sits up on its hind legs , straight and still. It's ears point upward and its nose twitches. This position might warn other rabbits in the area to be alert.
If the rabbit decides to hop away, it flashes its white tail at the enemy. This may confuse the predator and help the rabbit escape.
For safety, a rabbit stays near cover, such as a rock or bush. If an enemy gets too close, a rabbit hops quickly to its hiding spot.
Signed,
Kevin Ping-An Tang
My Rabbit: Le Le
Hello! My name is Kevin Ping-An Tang and right now, I'm going to talk about my rabbit, Le Le.
My rabbit, Le Le is a female and cute. She is 6 months old (She is an adult now). She is brown and a lop.
She likes:
Exploring around the house and apples.She likes climbing things and going into narrow tunnels. I have to watch her to see if she does any trouble. My family gives the apple peels to her. If she is hungry, she will eat them.
She is a potty trained rabbit.
Status: She is a well behaved rabbit.
Lop: A type a rabbit that has their ears down.
Signed, Kevin Ping-An Tang
My rabbit, Le Le is a female and cute. She is 6 months old (She is an adult now). She is brown and a lop.
She likes:
Exploring around the house and apples.She likes climbing things and going into narrow tunnels. I have to watch her to see if she does any trouble. My family gives the apple peels to her. If she is hungry, she will eat them.
She is a potty trained rabbit.
Status: She is a well behaved rabbit.
Lop: A type a rabbit that has their ears down.
Signed, Kevin Ping-An Tang
Which is Which?
Many people mistake rabbits and hares.They are both in a group called lagomorphs.There is a difference between them!
They both look very much alike, and it is easy confused. In fact, some of them have given them the wrong names! For example, the Jackrabbit is actually a hare and the Blegian Hare is actually a rabbit! They are both in a group called lagomorphs.
Rabbits give birth to their young in fur-lined nests, but hares give birth on the ground. Baby rabbits are born furless and with their eyes closed, but newborn hares have fur and their eyes open. In less than five minutes, baby hares are able to hop and they are ready to leave home almost immediately!
Hares usually grow bigger than rabbits. They have longer legs, feet, and ears! Hares rarely dig burrows, as some rabbits do. When a rabbit senses danger, it hops for cover. It tries to run and hide from a predator. But a hare will leap long distances across an open field. It attempts to outrun its enemy.
Rabbits are more social than hares. Rabbits like to live in groups , but hares usually live alone.
Today's question is: Which one do you like better?
Burrow: A hole dug in the ground by an animal for use as a home.
Sometimes, rabbits goes into other burrows to live in!
Signed,
Kevin Ping-An Tang
They both look very much alike, and it is easy confused. In fact, some of them have given them the wrong names! For example, the Jackrabbit is actually a hare and the Blegian Hare is actually a rabbit! They are both in a group called lagomorphs.
Rabbits give birth to their young in fur-lined nests, but hares give birth on the ground. Baby rabbits are born furless and with their eyes closed, but newborn hares have fur and their eyes open. In less than five minutes, baby hares are able to hop and they are ready to leave home almost immediately!
Hares usually grow bigger than rabbits. They have longer legs, feet, and ears! Hares rarely dig burrows, as some rabbits do. When a rabbit senses danger, it hops for cover. It tries to run and hide from a predator. But a hare will leap long distances across an open field. It attempts to outrun its enemy.
Rabbits are more social than hares. Rabbits like to live in groups , but hares usually live alone.
Today's question is: Which one do you like better?
Burrow: A hole dug in the ground by an animal for use as a home.
Sometimes, rabbits goes into other burrows to live in!
Signed,
Kevin Ping-An Tang
Introduction
Hello there!I am a boy who likes rabbits.My name is Kevin Ping-An Tang. Nice to meet you. This blog: Rabbit Headquarters, is all about rabbits! This blog will tell you interesting facts. I hope you appreciate my work on rabbits.I have a rabbit myself!
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Kevin Ping-An Tang
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Kevin Ping-An Tang
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