Rabbit or hare? These mammals are both in the order Lagomorpha, but they have very different characteristics. What separates them? And what rabbit isn’t a rabbit at all? Science Trek is available to ...

An occasional series of articles about the differences between similar animals. What's your guess: Is Bugs Bunny a wascally wabbit or a harebrained hare? Answer: He's probably a jackrabbit, which ...

There are only two species of "lagomorphs" or rabbits common in the San Francisco Bay region: the brush rabbit -- a true rabbit -- and the black-tailed jackrabbit or hare. And while rabbits do look a ...

Rabbits are common residents of North Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma. They are important prey animals in wildlife communities and can occasionally wreak havoc upon crops, pastures, gardens, and yards ...

The map of drought impact on the surface water of West Texas published by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (tceq.texas.gov) shows Lubbock and surrounding counties in a severe drought. The map ...

Rabbits tend to polarize gardeners, who either identify with Elmer Fudd battling his archenemy or Beatrix Potter passing happy hours with her fuzzy friend. My pal Bea and I think alike: When I saw a ...

Rabbit, bunny, cottontail, coney, hare — all tend to converge into one single image of a critter with huge hind feet landing beside the body, pushing off into another leap, fluffy white tail flashing, ...

I am not sure if it has been a banner year for rabbits, but we seem to be seeing a lot of them around. Enough that our grandchildren wanted to set a live trap to see if they could catch one while with ...

Colloquially known as "bunnies," rabbits and hares are small mammals that can be found in a variety of habitats, including meadows, woodlands, grasslands, deserts and even wetlands. But did you know ...