My second favourite animal

My second most favourite is the rabbit.Amongst the cutest and most vulnerable-looking domestic animals are rabbits. They are found inhabiting almost all the countries of the world and are very common as pets. The natural habitats of rabbits range from deserts to tropical forests and wetlands. They live in groups known as herds and dig underground burrows as their dwelling place. Previously thought to be rodents, rabbits were later classified as lagomorphs, along with hares and pikas. Rabbitsare usally found on sandy heaths and clifftops, where the soiltends to be easy to dig and yet firm enough to supportnetworks of underground burrows.
During the 1950s rabbitpopulation in the UK were so large that the Myxoma virus wasdeliberately introduced, killing 99% of all rabbits in GreatBritain within just two years.
Rabbits are the only m Cottontails vary in color from gray to brown and have large ears and hind feet and fluffy tails. They average about a foot in length and weigh 2 to 3 pounds.
Cottontails are generally found in brushy hedgerows and the edges of wooded areas with dense cover, but also do very well in suburbs and urban areas. Rabbits feed on leafy plants during the growing season and the buds and bark of woody plants in the winter.ammals in the world that can see behind themselves without having to rotate their head.Cottontails may live to two years in the wild, but where predators are numerous, they seldom live more than one. 85% of the rabbit population dies each year. TRabbits are ground dwellers that live in environments ranging from desert to tropical forest and wetland. Their natural geographic range encompasses the middle latitudes of the Western Hemisphere. In the Eastern Hemisphere rabbits are found in Europe, portions of Central and Southern Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Sumatra, and JAPAN .The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) has been introduced to many locations around the world, and all breeds of domestic rabbit originate from the European.