Mountain Cottontail
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Summary 7
The mountain cottontail or Nuttall's cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii) is a species of mammal in the Leporidae family. It is found in Canada and the United States.
Description 8
"At dawn and dusk in the mountainous regions of the western United States, the Mountain Cottontail forages for sagebrush, western juniper, and grasses, almost always close to cover. As befits a rabbit that lives where it gets very cold, its feet are covered with long, dense hair, and its rather short ears are furry inside. Young rabbits are born blind and hairless, in nests lined with grass and the mother's fur, in litters of four to eight. (In contrast, hares are born fully furred and ready to hop.) A female Mountain Cottontail may produce five litters each year."
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