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07-08-2010, 04:24 PM   #1

Black wild rabbit


A week or so I mentioned we have a wild rabbit that is black.

He was in the field the other day.








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07-08-2010, 04:36 PM   #2

Re: Black wild rabbit


He's lovely CM, I've never seen a black wild rabbit before.....



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07-08-2010, 04:41 PM   #3

Re: Black wild rabbit


Cute little fellow! Is melanism common in rabbits? It is in squirrels. Or maybe a descendant of an escaped tame one?



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07-08-2010, 04:44 PM   #4

Re: Black wild rabbit


He is a lovely fellow. Hope he steers clear of trouble.



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07-08-2010, 04:53 PM   #5

Re: Black wild rabbit


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Originally Posted by dandysmom
Cute little fellow! Is melanism common in rabbits? It is in squirrels. Or maybe a descendant of an escaped tame one?
No idea - I ssume he is descended from an escapee.
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He is a lovely fellow. Hope he steers clear of trouble.
This is the 2nd year he's been about. There are another two younger ones we see now and again. So I assume he's established somewhere.



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07-08-2010, 05:37 PM   #6

Re: Black wild rabbit


oh, he's cute. reminds me of a rabbit from a fairy tale



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07-08-2010, 05:58 PM   #7

Re: Black wild rabbit


He's lovely, where i live there are a lot of Rabbits that live on the roundabout and along the side of the duel carriageway. I have seen quite a lot of baby Black rabbits.



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07-08-2010, 07:02 PM   #8

Re: Black wild rabbit


We have the odd black one that turns up, we had one who lived for 2 years in one of our fields. There was one last year but it died of myxi.



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07-08-2010, 08:55 PM   #9

Re: Black wild rabbit


What a lovely bunny - he looks like he's in good condition.

Here is a rather nice B&W picture of one of my old haunts ......

A black rabbit is a magical creature ..................



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07-08-2010, 09:03 PM   #10

Re: Black wild rabbit


Angie - is that in West Sussex - Arundel?? I'm positive I was there for lunch when I visited an antique fair at Arundel showground!!



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