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A selectively bred rabbit from the 1900s, the Rex rabbit, has guard hairs of the same length as the down, but this is an atypical recessive trait that is relatively rare in wild rabbits. Rabbit hair is commonly considered a byproduct of the ordinary process of breeding rabbits for meat, and as such is manufactured in vast quantities in England ...
Erythrism or erythrochroism refers to an unusual reddish pigmentation of an animal's hair, skin, feathers, or eggshells. [1] Causes of erythrism include: Genetic mutations which cause an absence of a normal pigment and/or excessive production of others [2] Diet, as in bees feeding on "bright red corn syrup" used in maraschino cherry ...
The rabbit flea is found worldwide, usually as an external parasite found on rabbits and hares but occasionally also on cats and dogs. It can work its way through the animal's fur but is usually found in clusters around the bases of the host's ears.
In more recent years and in some countries, cuniculture has come under pressure from animal rights activists on several fronts. The use of animals, including rabbits, in scientific experiments has been subject to increased scrutiny in developed countries. Increasing regulation has raised the cost of producing animals for this purpose, and made ...
A number of other animals, including snakes, and turtles, have also been known to survive for some time after being decapitated, as they have slower metabolisms and their nervous systems can continue to function at some capacity for a limited time even after connection to the brain is lost, responding to any nearby stimulus.
The colour is some shade of brown, buff or grey and there is one black species and two striped ones. Domestic rabbits come in a wider variety of colours. Newborn rabbits are altricial (eyes and ears closed, no fur). Although most species live in burrows, the cottontails and hispid hares have forms (nests above ground, usually under a bush).
Cuterebra buccata (Fabricius, 1776) i c g b (rabbit bot fly) Cuterebra bureni Dalmat, 1942 c g; Cuterebra cayennensis Macquart, 1843 c g; Cuterebra clarki Sabrosky, 1986 i c g; Cuterebra cochisei Sabrosky, 1986 i c g b; Cuterebra cometes Shannon & Ponte, 1926; Cuterebra conflans Bau, 1929; Cuterebra cuniculi (Clark, 1797) i c g b; Cuterebra ...
Mites of domestic animals cause important types of skin disease, and some mites infest other organs. Diagnosis of mite infestations can be difficult because of the small size of most mites, but understanding how mites are adapted to feed within the structure of the skin is useful.