Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Sunday, March 31 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. There are more than 100 domestic and wild kinds of rabbits and hares, from snowshoe hares to Flemish giants.
There are more than 100 types of rabbits and hares, both domestic and wild, from swamp rabbits to Flemish giants to snowshoe hares. Yet these prolific creatures are often overlooked and rarely get the respect they deserve – due, in part, to their adorable appearance and storybook depictions.
The disappearance of dense shrublands in the Northeast has had a drastic effect on the New England cottontail. To remedy this, biologists at the Roger Williams Park Zoo and the Queens Zoo have raised around 150 New England cottontails over the course of six years through a process called captive breeding.
Rabbits are born in nests, hairless and helpless, with their eyes and ears closed. Hares, meanwhile, are born on the ground with a full coat of fur and their eyes wide open. Hares are ready to run an hour after being born, while rabbits still depend on their mothers for the first two weeks.
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