“You may go into the fields or down the lane, but don’t go into Mr. McGregor’s garden. Your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.” From "The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” by ...

The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Kittery is the first refuge in Maine to host New England cottontails after dozens of the rabbits were released there this year. New England cottontails ...

Rabbits with growths that resemble horns or tentacles have been spotted around Colorado, but wildlife officials say humans and their furry friends have little cause for concern. The animals' grotesque ...

Three years ago, Rebecca Tien had what she called a “little farm” in the backyard of her home in Columbus' Clintonville neighborhood. With seven garden beds measuring 8 feet by 3 feet each, Tien’s ...

The species is very “elusive” because of its isolated populations in the mountains and its striking similarities to the Eastern cottontail rabbit, according to North Carolina wildlife officials. North ...

The New England cottontail was once a common rabbit in southern and coastal Maine, ranging from Kittery to Belfast. But the population has declined dramatically over the years due to habitat loss, as ...

After 120 years, scientists in Mexico have rediscovered a type of rabbit long thought extinct. The Omiltemi cottontail rabbit was finally spotted on camera in the conifer forests of Mexico's Sierra ...

The 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 the ...

"Eh … what's up Doc?" "What's this … a rabbit talking?" "Sure … lot's of famous rabbits talk. That's Bugs Bunny, the most famous rabbit in the world. He hardly ...