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Mountain Cottontail

Sylvilagus nuttallii

Photo by BlueAppaloosa
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Field Notes

Description:

A smallish rabbit, gray-brown coloration and a white tail. The mountain cottontail has somewhat smaller ears, because it gets colder and doesn't need to cool it's blood as much. This one was about half-grown, being about eight inches long.

Habitat:

open field

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