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|image=Dürer bunnyrabbitt.jpg
|caption=by [[Albrecht Dürer]]
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|class=Mammalia
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|order=Lagomorpha
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'''Rabbits''' are small [[mammals]]. They are kept as [[pet]]s, eaten as a food source, and appear wild in nature. In some countries rabbits are a pest species causing great environmental damage. In [[Australia]] they were introduced as prey for the [[fox]] (which was also introduced as sport for British colonial hunters). From an initial introduction of 24 specimens, rabbits have since become the most serious pest in Australia causing untold environmental damage.
To limit the population in [[Western Australia]], a so-called "rabbit-proof [[fence]]" was erected between Cape Kerundun and Esperance.[[Myxomatosis]] was also introduced into Australia in the early 1950s for this purpose, then Rabbit Calicivirus Disease was introduced in the mid 1990s for the same reason.<ref>Rabbit Calicivirus Disease was actually being investigated for possible use when it escaped quarantine and rapidly spread through the rabbit population in southern Australia and [[Tasmania]].</ref>
Rabbits are not native to the [[British Isles]]. They were introduced by the [[Normans]] and farmed throughout the [[medieval]] period in purpose-built [[warren]]s.
==See Also==
* [[Portable rabbit runs]]
* [[Rabbit colony]]
* [[Chickens]]
* [[Goat]]
* [[Guinea pig|Guinea Pigs]]
* [[Rabbit starvation]]
* [[Invest in tangibles]]
* [[Tanning]]
* [[Hunting]] with:
** [[Firearm]]s: [[Handgun]], [[Shotgun]] and [[Rifle]]
** [[Archery]]: [[Crossbow]], [[Compound bow]]
* [[Fishing]]
==External Links==
* [http://www.rebeccasrabbitry.com/breederdirectory.html| Rebecca's Rabbitry Breeders Directory]
* [http://indian.ifas.ufl.edu/4H/Club_FILES_and_PAGES/RecordBooks/4H1511RabbitTracks-Tanning.pdf 4H youth Development "Tanning Rabbitskins" PDF]
==References==
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[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Hunting]]
[[category:Mammals]]
[[Category:Survivalism]]