The eastern cottontail is a typical rabbit with long ears and hind legs. The tail is short, fluffy, 30-70 mm (1.2-2.8 in) in length, brown above and white below. Except for the rust colored nape, the ...

T he Omiltemi cottontail rabbit was thought to have been lost to science since the early 1900s. Last seen 130 years ago, the future looked bleak for this little brown rabbit, but an expedition in ...

There are several species of cottontail rabbit, but the eastern cottontail is the most common. This ubiquitous animal can be found from Canada to South America and, in the United States ...

In the foggy mountains of southern Mexico, hope was revived. A rabbit lost to the ages was seen once more. The Omiltemi cottontail, which had been absent for more than 120 years, has returned to ...