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Pygmy Rabbit Quest

Discussion in 'Wildlife & Nature Conservation' started by UngulateNerd92, 25 Nov 2022.

  1. UngulateNerd92

    UngulateNerd92 Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

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    Though this article is from 2014, I still found it fascinating and worthy of sharing here.

    Pygmy Rabbit Quest

    Meet the pygmy rabbit: the smallest rabbit species in the world, a creature that only thrives in the biggest, healthiest sagebrush and one of the hardest-to-spot critters in North America.

    I’ve searched for them in sagebrush country for years but never caught so much as a glimpse.

    Recently, I got a tip on a spot in southwestern Wyoming where the little rabbits thrived. That sounded like the perfect excuse for a 4th of July holiday road trip.

    I found a great and little-visited national monument where you can indeed spot pygmy rabbits, as well as a lot of other sagebrush-dependent wildlife.

    But first, a little natural history on this interesting animal.

    Pygmy Rabbit Quest