Talk:Desert cottontail

message: The range map appears to be that of the Eastern Cottontail, not the Desert Cottontail. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.134.181.106  (talk • contribs).
:Indeed. I've removed it. - UtherSRG (talk) 02:40, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: untitled

message: The current status of this sentence is "The cottontail's normal anti-predator behavior is to stay completely still to analyze a potential threat. If it must retreat quickly, it will do so by running;".  There seems to be a lot of contention about this, so let's look at the source material and come to a conclusion about what it should state, as a group.
"A desert cottontail crouches low and stays still, so that it seems to disappear into its surroundings."
"A desert cottontail freezes and tries to blend in with its surroundings when threatened by a predator."
"Desert cottontails freeze rather than run when they sense danger.  They stay completely still, hoping that they will not be seen.  A desert cottontail freezes to trick predators that rely on their sense of sight to find prey.  When a desert cottontail sees a predator, it stays still so that its movements do not attract attention.  Then, if it thinks it has time to escape, it hops away in a zigzag pattern."
What if we rephrased the statement as follows:
"The desert cottontail's normal behavior upon spotting a potential predator is to remain in place in an attempt to avoid being detected.  If it determines that it is in danger, it will flee the area by hopping away in a zigzag pattern."
(*as a general starting point*)
Comments? - NsTaGaTr (Talk) 20:28, 23 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems cool.  Adityavagarwal (talk) 20:35, 23 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: OK by me.  - FlightTime (open channel) 20:41, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

text: I feel like you might have missed the point above - we are attempting to garner a consensus for the statement as a group.  If you have an issue with the statement proposed above, please feel free to comment on it here, before going to change the article yourself.  Thanks. - NsTaGaTr (Talk) 20:51, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

text: The changes made on your previous edit are cool and better than the previously present sentences; however, I do not think the statements that we needed to amend are amended.  Also, let us do it after the consensus. Adityavagarwal (talk) 20:53, 23 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe that "freeze" better describes the behavior than "remain", since it conveys that the animal is motionless. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 21:00, 23 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I concur with that assessment. "The desert cottontail's normal behavior upon spotting a potential predator is to freeze in place in an attempt to avoid being detected.  If it determines that it is in danger, it will flee the area by hopping away in a zigzag pattern." - NsTaGaTr (Talk) 21:03, 23 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it is so true. This is a better version. Adityavagarwal (talk) 21:08, 23 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Threat behavior

message: Since the rabbit rocket scientists arrived in a group about a month ago, pulled the gallery, and at least two of the best photos, reworded paragraphs with the help of an illiterate barley English speaking editor; the viewership of this once solid article, is now down around 50%. Congratulations on destroying an article. You reap what you sew, and reveal what you don't know. Shame on you. Pocketthis (talk) 15:16, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Rabbit Rocket Scientists

message: "...  Another factor is its competition with the black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), because both have the same diet, and share the same habitat.[24] When a season has been particularly dry, there is less plant life to go around. The cottontail does not fear the jackrabbit, in fact the jackrabbit is very skittish and will retreat from a confrontation in most instances. However, the black-tailed jackrabbit is much bigger, and consumes much more food at eating times. That means in dry periods, there is sometimes not enough food to sustain a robust cottontail population.[12] ..."
The above quote from the article section on threats appears to be speculation not supported in the references provided.  Additionally, in times of scarcity, it is typically the larger animals which are at a larger disadvantage, requiring more calories to sustain.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by BGriffin (talk • contribs) 20:14, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Speculation as fact...not found in references provided.