In the Year of the Rabbit, spare a thought for all these wonderful endangered bunny species
- Written by Emma Sherratt, Senior Research Fellow in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Adelaide
A black-tailed jackrabbit.ranchorunner/ShutterstockWhat do you think when you hear the word “rabbit”? Does your mind conjure images of cartoon bunnies eating carrots? Or the fluffy tails and floppy ears of pet bunnies? Maybe you think about their incredible ability to reproduce.
For many Australians, “rabbit” is synonymous...




