page_title: European rabbit
section_title: Ecology
hierarchical_section_title: European rabbit / Ecology
caption_attribution_description: A little later English: Stoat killing a rabbit (1) This photo was taken shortly after the stoat first attacked the rabbit. The rabbit is desperately trying to get the stoat off its back, hence the blurring caused by the movement. The stoat's teeth are sunk deep into the back of the rabbit's neck. The attack took place in the middle of a quiet road and the stoat dragged the much bigger squealing rabbit into the grass. (see other photo) 946693
context_page_description: The European rabbit or coney is a species of rabbit native to southwestern Europe and to northwest Africa. It has been widely introduced elsewhere, often with devastating effects on local biodiversity. However, its decline in its native range, has caused the decline of its highly dependent predators, the Iberian lynx and the Spanish imperial eagle. It is known as an invasive species because it has been introduced to countries on all continents with the exception of Antarctica, and has caused many problems within the environment and ecosystems. Feral European rabbits in Australia have had a devastating impact, due in part to the lack of natural predators there.
  The European rabbit is well known for digging networks of burrows, called warrens, where it spends most of its time when not feeding. Unlike the related hares, rabbits are altricial, the young being born blind and furless, in a fur-lined nest in the warren, and they are totally dependent upon their mother. Much of the modern research into wild rabbit behaviour was carried out in the 1960s by two research centres.
caption: European rabbit attacked by a stoat, Northumberland, UK.
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