Rabbits : The Animal Answer Guide.
Lumpkin, Susan.
Rabbits : The Animal Answer Guide. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (252 pages) - The Animal Answer Guides: Q&a for the Curious Naturalist Series . - The Animal Answer Guides: Q&a for the Curious Naturalist Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Introducing Rabbits -- What are lagomorphs? -- What is the difference between rabbits, hares, and pikas? -- Is this book about rabbits, hares, pikas, or all three? -- How many kinds of rabbits are there? -- How are rabbits classified? -- Why are rabbits important? -- Why should people care about rabbits? -- How did rabbits evolve? -- When did rabbits evolve? -- What is the oldest fossil rabbit? -- What were the largest and smallest fossil rabbits? -- 2 Form and Function of Rabbits -- What are the largest and smallest living rabbits? -- What is the metabolism of a rabbit? -- Why is rabbit scat round? -- Why are rabbits always sniffing? -- Why do rabbits have a "hare lip"? -- Is it true that rabbit teeth never stop growing? -- Do rabbits sleep? -- Can rabbits see color? -- Do all rabbits have big ears and short tails? -- Why do rabbits have whiskers? -- Can rabbits run? -- Can rabbits swim? -- 3 Rabbit Colors -- Why are so many rabbits brown? -- What causes the fur colors of rabbits? -- Do fur colors change in different seasons? -- What color are a rabbit's eyes? -- What color are baby rabbits? -- Are there albino rabbits? -- 4 Rabbit Behavior -- Are rabbits social? -- Do rabbits fight? Do rabbits bite? -- How smart are rabbits? -- Do rabbits play? -- Do rabbits talk? -- Who eats rabbits? -- 5 Rabbit Ecology -- Where do rabbits live? -- Where do rabbits sleep? -- Do rabbits migrate? -- Which geographic regions have the most species of rabbits? -- Which rabbits have the largest distributions and which the most restricted? -- How do rabbits survive in the desert? -- How do rabbits survive the winter? -- Do rabbits hibernate? -- Do rabbits get sick? -- Are rabbits good for the environment? -- 6 Reproduction and Development of Rabbits -- How do rabbits reproduce?. How long are female rabbits pregnant? -- Where do rabbits give birth? -- Do rabbits nest at the same time and in the same place every year? -- How many babies do rabbits have? -- Are all babies in a rabbit's nest full siblings? -- Do rabbits care for their young? -- How fast do rabbits grow? -- How can you tell the age of a rabbit? -- How long do rabbits live? -- 7 Rabbit Foods and Feeding -- What do rabbits eat? -- How much do rabbits chew their food? -- How do rabbits find food? -- Do rabbits drink water? -- Do rabbits ever store their food? -- 8 Rabbits and Humans -- Do rabbits make good pets? -- How were rabbits domesticated? -- Why did people say "the rabbit died" to mean a woman was pregnant? -- Are rabbits used in a lot of experiments? -- Do rabbits feel pain? -- What if I find a baby rabbit or an injured rabbit or if I hit one with my car? -- How can I see rabbits in the wild? -- Should people feed rabbits? -- 9 Rabbit Problems (from a human viewpoint) -- Are rabbits pests? -- How can I keep rabbits out of my garden? -- Are rabbits bad for lawns? -- Are rabbits dangerous? -- Is it safe to eat rabbits? -- What should I do if I get bitten by a rabbit? -- 10 Human Problems (from a rabbit's viewpoint) -- Are any rabbits endangered? -- Will climate change affect rabbits? -- Are rabbits affected by pollution? -- Why do people hunt and eat rabbits? -- What products are made from rabbits? -- Why do so many rabbits get hit by cars? -- Do house cats kill rabbits? -- What can an ordinary citizen do to help rabbits? -- 11 Rabbits in Stories and Literature -- What roles do rabbits play in mythology and religion? -- What roles have rabbits played in language and literature? -- What roles do rabbits play in popular culture? -- 12 "Rabbitology -- Who studies rabbits? -- Which species are best known? -- Which species are least known?. How do scientists tell rabbits apart? -- How can I become an expert on rabbits? -- Appendix: Rabbits of the World -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y.
Lumpkin and Seidensticker talk about conservation, because while rabbits may breed like, well, rabbits, several species are among the most endangered animals on Earth.
9781421401263
Leporidae-Miscellanea.
Rabbits-Miscellanea.
Electronic books.
QL737.L32 L858 2011
599.32
Rabbits : The Animal Answer Guide. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (252 pages) - The Animal Answer Guides: Q&a for the Curious Naturalist Series . - The Animal Answer Guides: Q&a for the Curious Naturalist Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Introducing Rabbits -- What are lagomorphs? -- What is the difference between rabbits, hares, and pikas? -- Is this book about rabbits, hares, pikas, or all three? -- How many kinds of rabbits are there? -- How are rabbits classified? -- Why are rabbits important? -- Why should people care about rabbits? -- How did rabbits evolve? -- When did rabbits evolve? -- What is the oldest fossil rabbit? -- What were the largest and smallest fossil rabbits? -- 2 Form and Function of Rabbits -- What are the largest and smallest living rabbits? -- What is the metabolism of a rabbit? -- Why is rabbit scat round? -- Why are rabbits always sniffing? -- Why do rabbits have a "hare lip"? -- Is it true that rabbit teeth never stop growing? -- Do rabbits sleep? -- Can rabbits see color? -- Do all rabbits have big ears and short tails? -- Why do rabbits have whiskers? -- Can rabbits run? -- Can rabbits swim? -- 3 Rabbit Colors -- Why are so many rabbits brown? -- What causes the fur colors of rabbits? -- Do fur colors change in different seasons? -- What color are a rabbit's eyes? -- What color are baby rabbits? -- Are there albino rabbits? -- 4 Rabbit Behavior -- Are rabbits social? -- Do rabbits fight? Do rabbits bite? -- How smart are rabbits? -- Do rabbits play? -- Do rabbits talk? -- Who eats rabbits? -- 5 Rabbit Ecology -- Where do rabbits live? -- Where do rabbits sleep? -- Do rabbits migrate? -- Which geographic regions have the most species of rabbits? -- Which rabbits have the largest distributions and which the most restricted? -- How do rabbits survive in the desert? -- How do rabbits survive the winter? -- Do rabbits hibernate? -- Do rabbits get sick? -- Are rabbits good for the environment? -- 6 Reproduction and Development of Rabbits -- How do rabbits reproduce?. How long are female rabbits pregnant? -- Where do rabbits give birth? -- Do rabbits nest at the same time and in the same place every year? -- How many babies do rabbits have? -- Are all babies in a rabbit's nest full siblings? -- Do rabbits care for their young? -- How fast do rabbits grow? -- How can you tell the age of a rabbit? -- How long do rabbits live? -- 7 Rabbit Foods and Feeding -- What do rabbits eat? -- How much do rabbits chew their food? -- How do rabbits find food? -- Do rabbits drink water? -- Do rabbits ever store their food? -- 8 Rabbits and Humans -- Do rabbits make good pets? -- How were rabbits domesticated? -- Why did people say "the rabbit died" to mean a woman was pregnant? -- Are rabbits used in a lot of experiments? -- Do rabbits feel pain? -- What if I find a baby rabbit or an injured rabbit or if I hit one with my car? -- How can I see rabbits in the wild? -- Should people feed rabbits? -- 9 Rabbit Problems (from a human viewpoint) -- Are rabbits pests? -- How can I keep rabbits out of my garden? -- Are rabbits bad for lawns? -- Are rabbits dangerous? -- Is it safe to eat rabbits? -- What should I do if I get bitten by a rabbit? -- 10 Human Problems (from a rabbit's viewpoint) -- Are any rabbits endangered? -- Will climate change affect rabbits? -- Are rabbits affected by pollution? -- Why do people hunt and eat rabbits? -- What products are made from rabbits? -- Why do so many rabbits get hit by cars? -- Do house cats kill rabbits? -- What can an ordinary citizen do to help rabbits? -- 11 Rabbits in Stories and Literature -- What roles do rabbits play in mythology and religion? -- What roles have rabbits played in language and literature? -- What roles do rabbits play in popular culture? -- 12 "Rabbitology -- Who studies rabbits? -- Which species are best known? -- Which species are least known?. How do scientists tell rabbits apart? -- How can I become an expert on rabbits? -- Appendix: Rabbits of the World -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y.
Lumpkin and Seidensticker talk about conservation, because while rabbits may breed like, well, rabbits, several species are among the most endangered animals on Earth.
9781421401263
Leporidae-Miscellanea.
Rabbits-Miscellanea.
Electronic books.
QL737.L32 L858 2011
599.32