Domestic Rabbit

scientific name

Oryctolagus cuniculus

size/weight/height

varies greatly

adaptations/coloration

Color: various
Eyes: on sides of head - gives them wide field of vision (indicates rabbits are a prey animal)
Teeth: incisor teeth grow throughout lifetime • gap (diastema) before molar teeth • small set of incisors behind large pair (lagomorph)

behavior

terrestrial
Defense: rely on swift running to avoid predators; in wild often dig complex burrows or "warrens"

reproduction/lifespan

Cycle: every 15 - 16 days • female comes into heat few hours after giving birth
Ovulation: stimulated by copulation
Gestation: 30 days
Litters: can produce 5 -7 litters per year • 1 - 9 per litter • born naked, blind & deaf

diet