Have been seeing a lot of rabbits lately during early morning hikes around the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA). All the rabbits seen so far are Eastern Cottontails. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) provides some facts about the Eastern Cottontail:
Appearance:
The cottontail is grayish-brown with a distinctive white “powder puff” tail. It measures 14 to 17 inches in length and weighs two to four pounds.
Habitat:
The cottontail rabbit prefers heavy brush, strips of forest, weed and briar patches, abandoned fields, and fringe areas of cultivated fields.
Behavior:
Found throughout Florida, cottontails are most active in the early morning and at night. Rabbits are herbivores and during the warmer months their main food is green plant parts. When green vegetation is not available, rabbits will eat young woody shoots and bark.
The breeding season is nearly year-round, but mainly February through September. The young are born…
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