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Rabbit
* All rabbits are easy to breed regardless of breed
  - furry animals
* Are Territorial Rabbits are extremely territorial.
* Many rabbits carry a few coccidia without suffering any noticeable effects.
* Many rabbits have a sweet tooth, but sweetness means a high content of sugars
  - but sweetness means high sugar content
  - lose weight and are no longer interested in treats or toys
* More rabbits are killed when they are very abundant.
* Most rabbits adapt to habitats
  - appear in holes
* Most rabbits are classified as animals
  - descended from rabbits
  - evolved from animals
  - happier when they live with a mate
  - located on ground
  - naturally shy
  - attract predators
  - avoid people
  - browse on foliage
  - can live in a cold situation but damp and draughts can lead to health problems
  - carry genes
  - come from families
  - compete for food
* Most rabbits consume high protein diets
  - plants
  - woody plants
* Most rabbits destroy leaves
  - pasture
  - vegetables
  - detect predators
* Most rabbits develop antibodies
  - incisors
* Most rabbits die of sickness
  - within one or two weeks of first showing signs of the disease
* Most rabbits dig burrows
  - for food, but others sometimes get given it
* Most rabbits eat and play from dusk to dawn, and spend the day resting and sleeping
  - buds
  - bull thistles
  - cabbages
  - carrots
  - clover
  - crops
  - dandelions
  - flower plants
  - fruit
  - grain
  - grass, herbs, twigs, bark, seeds, and vegetables, including carrots
  - green vegetation
  - lettuce
  - materials
  - plant materials
  - salad
  - shrubs
  - worms
  - enjoy being petted on the broad part of their head
  - enter forests
  - exhibit eyes
* Most rabbits feed in fields
  - regions
* Most rabbits feed on cholesterol diets
  - gain weight
  - get food
* Most rabbits give birth to babies
  - mammals
* Most rabbits graze in fields
  - on grass
* Most rabbits grow cells
  - hair
* Most rabbits has-part aortas
  - bones
  - glands
  - jaws
  - legs
  - molars
  - mouths
  - noses
  - penises
  - stomachs
  - teeth
* Most rabbits have abnormal growth
  - color
  - development
  - excellent eyesights
  - gastrointestinal tracts
  - hairless sacs
  - hearts
  - high mortality
  - hind legs
  - incisor teeth
  - lifespans
  - lower productivity
  - narrow mouths
  - natural predators
  - pellets
* Most rabbits have powerful hind legs
  - same color
  - soft fur consisting of a dense undercoat and slightly longer guard hairs
  - tendencies
  - thymuses
  - tongues
  - upper teeth
  - vision
  - weak hearts
  - years
* Most rabbits hide in burrows
  - bushes
  - dense vegetation
  - environments
  - shelter
  - interact with human companions
* Most rabbits invade crops
  - gardens
  - kill plants
  - lift heads
* Most rabbits live for about a year in the wild
  - durations
* Most rabbits live in areas
  - climates
  - cold climates
  - desert regions
  - hot desert regions
  - hutches
  - on farms
  - up to years
* Most rabbits love food
* Most rabbits make burrows
  - dungs
  - underground burrows
  - up diets
  - migrate to regions
* Most rabbits move feet
  - into dens
* Most rabbits occupy areas
* Most rabbits play in dens
  - wildernesses
* Most rabbits possess babies
  - coats
* Most rabbits prefer burrows
  - disturb habitats
  - grassland habitats
* Most rabbits produce fecal pellets
  - many offspring
* Most rabbits provide fur
  - sustenance
* Most rabbits raise babies
  - receive genes
  - relate to organisms
* Most rabbits remain in hide places
* Most rabbits reproduce during first years
* Most rabbits require diets
  - resemble mammals
* Most rabbits seek habitats
  - serve as food
  - shed hair
  - stand on legs
  - stay with mothers
  - steal carrots
  - survive for years
* Most rabbits threaten crops
  - thrive in areas
* Most rabbits use grass
* Most rabbits walk on feet
  - weigh pounds
* Some rabbits achieve density
  - appear in colonies
* Some rabbits are able to resist or clear mild infection without treatment
  - diagnosed with cancer
* Some rabbits are killed by dogs
  - stoats
  - located at homes
  - avoid predators
* Some rabbits become intermediate hosts
  - pests
  - very irritable and aggressive when they are pregnant
* Some rabbits can be so scared by the mere presence of a predator that they die of fright
  - live in the snow
* Some rabbits carry food
  - parasites
  - viruses
  - catch food
  - come in black and white and other combinations of colors
* Some rabbits compete with cattle
  - livestock
  - construct warrens
* Some rabbits consume extra virgin oil
  - olive oil
* Some rabbits destroy buds
  - flowers
* Some rabbits develop aortas
  - immunity
* Some rabbits die of fright
  - within conditions
  - dig dens
* Some rabbits eat bait
  - grapes
  - seedlings
  - trees
  - vines
* Some rabbits emerge from burrows
  - emit loud, shrill screams when frightened or captured
  - exhibit dependence
  - expose to viruses
  - feed babies
* Some rabbits feed in Africa
  - freeze in places
  - graze in mountains
  - harbor microorganisms
  - harm small rodents
  - has-part limbs
* Some rabbits have an overall full body shed that only lasts a day or two
  - bright shiny noses
  - cavities
  - dental problems
  - diarrhea
  - flow discharge
  - front claws
  - genetic defects
  - hare lips
  - hereditary problems
  - internal injuries
  - oral cavities
* Some rabbits have sharp claws
  - small cavities
* Some rabbits have urinary problems
  - tract problems
  - urine
  - winter
* Some rabbits hide in forests
  - litter
  - increase excretion
* Some rabbits invade forests
  - keep coats
* Some rabbits live in brushes
  - cages
  - gulchs
  - hills
  - laundry rooms
  - lawns
  - towns
  - tunnels
  - on environments
  - normally sway to see better, but eye twitching signals illness
* Some rabbits occur in Australia
  - Connecticut
* Some rabbits play in fields
* Some rabbits possess bunnies
* Some rabbits prefer edges
  - to drink from a shallow dish after surgery to minimize their movements
* Some rabbits provide burrows
* Some rabbits reach ages
  - reproductive ages
  - sexual maturity
  - refuse food
  - release pheromone
* Some rabbits require homes
  - resemble rats
  - return to colonies
  - rub noses
* Some rabbits share habitats
* Some rabbits sit in fields
  - sand
* Some rabbits stand in barns
* Some rabbits suffer from infection
  - respiratory problems
  - tract infection
  - urinary infection
* Some rabbits transmit sound
  - turn into pets.
  * Some people have rabbits as pets. Rabbits are also raised as meat animals. Rabbits are of a different biological classification than hares
* acclimate quickly to odors too.
* also are curious creatures who have no problem expressing their emotions.
* also browse low twigs, but use by the two species can be distinguished easily
  - yew
  - can cause serious damage to trees, shrubs, roses and other plants
* also chew on the bark of young trees especially fruit trees
  - young trees, but the girdling begins several inches above the soil line
* also eat a diet that is largely composed of leaves
  - number of other foods
  - crops, particularly the growing points of legumes such as lupins
  - the bark and buds of seedlings and saplings and can be quite destructive at times
* also have a complex social hierarchy with their own species
  - mucus covered night stool that is generally eaten as they are produced
  - large eyes, so burning, corrosion and ulceration are easily observed
  - sharp toenails that help in gripping the ground as well as making burrows
  - their litters underground
  - live on poor quality food
  - love to eat hay
* also produce antibodies that can be used to detect the presence or absence of disease
  - manure that contains nutrients essential to earth worms
* also require refuge from pests, predators, wildlife and other disturbances
  - special attention to the fiber in their diet
  - tend to cause more damage to trees and shrubs when there is extensive snowcover
  - use hayfields, meadows, and pastures rabbits for food and cover
* always have some hair in their stomach contents.
  - to have had excellent reproductive success
* are a major environmental and agricultural pest.
* are a major food source for feral cats
  - many other types of wildlife
  - preferred prey animal
  - proven model for testing hypotheses about human heart disease and heart attacks
  - well-established species for the induction of specific antibody responses
  - able to eat normally afterward and the teeth no longer have to be clipped
* are active at any time of day or night, but mostly feed at dawn or dusk
  - from twilight to early morning and generally hide during the day
  - adapted for burrowing, and their young are born in burrows, naked and blind
  - affectionate social animals that enjoy the company of other rabbits
  - affectionate, loyal creatures with a high degree of intelligence
  - also quite happy to forage on garden plants
  - altricial i.e. their young are born blind and hairless
* are altricial, having young that are born blind and hairless
  - or born hairless, blind, and helpless
* are an example of an animal treated as a food, pet, and pest by members of the same culture
  - excellent animal to raise for meat
  - important food source for many predators
  - another pet susceptible to hairballs
  - available almost everywhere, but their numbers vary annually
  - basically nocturnal, feeding in the evening, at night, and in the early morning
  - better pets if they are spayed or neutered
  - carriers of several parasites
  - chiefly nocturnal, although they are sometimes seen in the daytime
* are classified according to their weight or hair
  - clean in their toilet habit of using one place
  - common along property roadsides in the early and mid-summer
  - coprophagous
  - crepuscular, which means that they are most active at dawn and dusk
  - delicate and easily injured
  - different than cats in that they tend to ingest some of the litter
  - diphyodont, having two recognizable sets of teeth
  - docile and lack the ability to express defensive behaviors such as biting or scratching
  - each unique in their own personal characteristics
  - easy to catch in wire or wooden box traps
  - eaten by hawks, owls, wolves, foxes, etc
  - effective at finding and eating tree seedlings and shrubs
  - especially sensitive to heat, and heatstroke can result
  - extremely social animals
  - famed for their reproductive capabilities
  - fast
  - fastidious groomers
  - fictional characters
  - food for many predators, but their high death rate is offset by their high birth rate
  - found throughout the United States and have adapted to survive in the various climates
  - fun and loving animals
  - furry little animals with long ears and fluffy tails
  - game animals and protected by state laws
  - games
  - generally nocturnal, and they also are relatively silent
  - gray, foxes are red
  - grazers, eating small meals continually throughout the day
  - gregarious animals that live in burrows in open fields and along hedgerows
  - gregarious, living in large warrens and feeding on grasses and vegetation
  - hairless and totally dependent on their mothers after birth
  - helpless at birth and have to grow their fur
* are herbivores and eat grass, plants and weeds
  - hindgut fermenters
  - that feed by grazing on grass, forbs , and leafy weeds
  - highly prone to infection, and declawing leaves their paws open to bacteria
  - hypsodonts, meaning that their teeth grow continually, throughout life
* are intelligent and very social animals with personalities as varied as any cat's or dog's
  - social animals who require caring, attentive and affectionate keepers
  - intelligent, social, and cute animals who make wonderful companions
  - interesting animals because of several unknown characteristics
  - joyous and curious and love to run and play
  - known to have tapeworms and other parasites
  - lagomorphs , the others are rodents
  - legendary for their reproductive ability
* are less rangy than hares, and smaller and their young are born naked and helpless
  - susceptible to experimental infection than guinea pigs
  - like chickens that lay eggs only if there is enough light
* are located in forests
  - mainly active at dawn and at dusk
  - meticulous groomers who shed every three months
  - more or less vegetarians and the perfect pet for other vegetarians
  - nocturnal animals
  - noxious pests that do huge harm to our environment
  - often more active during daylight in the cold weather
  - omnivores
  - one of Australia's most serious environmental pests
  - ornamental, Lop-eared and silky, With long bouncy legs, And noses that quiver
* are part of european rabbits
  - persistent in their quest to nibble on our vegetation
  - physically delicate animals and are a poor choice for a child under the age of five
  - popular in mythology and culture
  - present on some islands in small numbers
* are prey animals and often mask signs of disease
  - to a variety of mammals and birds
  - prodigiously fertile, and unsurprisingly have often been regarded as fertility symbols
* are prolific breeders able to produce many litters per year
  - because of their shorter lifespan
  - quiet, intelligent and curious creatures
  - quite prone to disease of the teeth
  - relatively easy to care for and make friendly, intelligent and quiet house pets
  - routine-oriented animals that like to have a job to do
  - scavengers and feed on carrion
* are sensitive animals
  - to surface irritations
  - sensitive, they cry easily and laugh as quickly
* are small animals that can be pets or live in the wild
  - mammal live in various parts of the world
  - mammals with fluffy, short tails, whiskers and distinctive long ears
  - social animals and enjoy the company of other rabbits
* are social animals that love the attention of another rabbit
  - attention of other rabbits
  - animals, living in medium-sized colonies known as warrens
  - special animals and require the proper care in order to thrive
  - strict herbivores and capable of eating almost every plant within reach
  - subject to dehydration, so make sure they always have plenty of water
  - such endearing animals
* are susceptible to endotoxin just as humans are
  - heatstroke and can tolerate cold weather better than hot
* are susceptible to several diseases that can reduce production to unprofitable levels
  - symbol of longevity and often live to a ripe old age
  - territorial animals which live in loosely organised social groups
* are the most common lynx pray species but they also eat birds, rodents, and small deer
  - commonly used laboratory animal for antibody production
  - third most common animal in shelters, after dogs and cats
  - thick, squirrels are abundant
  - typically anxious, wary animals and are easily frightened
* are unique creatures, members of the group of animals known as lagomorphs
  - in that they have a large inguinal ring
  - vegetarians and hard to attract to bait
  - vegetarians, hedgehogs eat slugs
* are very alert mammals, with a keen sense of smell
  - clean animals are always grooming themselves
  - durable and have adapted to most weather conditions too
  - emotional animals and cry when they lose a mate
  - friendly toward humans and sometimes even purr to show their affection
  - gentle animals and they make great pets
  - good at digging
  - habitual and once a routine is established, they usually prefer to stick with it
  - intelligent and can be trained to do such things as walking on a leash
  - intolerant of any kind of microorganisms in their drinking water
  - prolific if food is abundant
  - similar to many other mammals
* are very social animals and live in colonies
  - creatures and live in large groups called colonies
  - voracious eaters
  - vulnerable animals and require a great deal of care and attention
  - warm, hardy, and affectionate animals
  - well known to have hard abscesses
* are, without a doubt, extraterrestrial beings.
* attract larger predators, like raccoons and coyotes
* become infected quite easily and have a hard time dealing with infections
  - overheated very easily and can die in a matter of hours
* begin life as helpless babies
  - to show their hormonal natures around three months
* bite and sometimes very hard.
* breed well in captivity.
* burrow deep within snow banks.
* can also be order frozen, then thawed the same as rodents
  - responsible for the loss of young trees each year
  - cause serious damage to trees, shrubs, roses, and other plants
  - develop soft, pudding-like stools often mixed with normal hard, round droppings
  - get along quite well with most domestic cats and many breeds of dogs
* can be one color, or their fur can have more than one color
  - quite destructive in the garden and in flower beds
* can be very affectionate animals and can also be trained to use a litter box
* can become a serious agricultural pest
  - serious pests for any gardener, homeowner, nursery owner, or orchard owner
  - breed at any time provided there is short green feed supplying sufficient protein
  - build their nests in tall grasses or garden mulch piles
  - carry seed up to one mile
  - directly compete in agricultural enterprises with livestock for pasture
* can do considerable damage
  - some damage to each other if they want the other out of their territory
  - easily experience spinal injuries
* can eat certain fresh fruits and vegetables
  - fruit as part of a healthy, balanced diet
  - out all the available feed and die of starvation
  - spinach
  - young plant shoots, which stunts plant growth
* can get fleas
  - ill from no food, dirty water, no water, dirty homes, no exercise or attention
  - girdle young pecan trees during the first two years of tree establishment
* can have cancer in all parts of their body
  - one litter per month
  - ingest plastic
  - kick with such force that they can break their own backs
* can live for a long time
  - five years or more
  - in a home or protected porch, and even be litter-box trained
  - outdoors or indoors
  - to be around ten years old or older
* can make all sorts of sounds and they can come out of nowhere
  - good pets if people are willing to take on the responsibility
  - mate from three to seven times a year
  - purr when contented
  - resist being lifted and carried in a number of ways
  - run about on hardwood or linoleum floors without injury to their callused feet
  - slip, fall, and injure themselves on slippery floorings
  - suffer from a range of diseases and other maladies
  - transmit ringworm sarcoptic mange and salmonella
* care about clothes, food, and their surroundings in general.
* cause enormous problems in woodland areas, as do red deer
  - severe ecological damage even at low densities
* come in a variety of colors
  - sizes, colors and personalities
  - an array of breeds with different colors, sizes, shapes and coat types
  - many different shapes, sizes, and colors
* commonly feed and travel along human paths, rural roads, and roadsides.
* communicate in many ways
  - through a variety of ways
* consume diets
* cross paths.
* damage crops
  - landscape plants
* deserve love and interaction with their human families.
* desire carrots
* destroy cabbages
  - something
* differ from hares in bearing naked, helpless young and in occupying burrows
  - rodents in that rabbits have two sets of upper incisors, rather then one
* do breathe fast, but they can also be under stress or be ill and breathe faster than normal
  - have very acute hearing
* don t eat lentils.
* eat buds
  - flowers and vegetables in spring and summer
  - grass, and there's plenty of grass on the island
  - leafy plants in the spring
  - many kinds of vegetation including grasses and tree seedlings
  - more plants instead of insects
  - pellets, carrots, lettuce and other vegetables
* eat the bark in the winter
  - of olive trees and can do considerable damage, especially to young trees
  - same food as gerbils, hamsters, chinchillas, and guinea pigs
  - the tender new leaves
  - their droppings, which are an essential part of their nutrition
  - young grass shoots, and the deer graze on small green willow twigs
* eat, move, breed and evolve.
* enjoy vegetables.
* escape in a direction opposite of wolves or hide in shelters to find protection from wolves.
* excavate burrows.
* experience a molting process once a year, where they shed their coats and grow a new one.
* feed almost entirely on plants, their choice depending upon seasonal availability.
* feed on bark of trunks and exposed roots of young fruit trees
  - their young only twice a day
  - twice a day, late at night and just before dawn
* feel uneasy, and are most likely to struggle, when they are suspended in the air.
* fill the ecological niche of small grazing prey animals with high reproductive rates.
* find and eat many tree and shrub seedlings.
* form the main prey of the Iberian lynx.
* frequently reside in sizable social units with many others.
* generally move in a hopping motion using their long, powerful hind legs.
* give birth in a shallow depression in the ground.
* graze on grass
  - small shrubs and trees as well as grass
  - thick fur
* habitually practice coprophagy, sometimes referred to as pseudorumination.
* have a blind spot in front of their nose
  - deep understanding of others
  - few odd habits
  - keen sense of smell and hearing
  - life-span of about ten years, and require as much maintenance as a dog or cat
  - lightweight skeleton compared to most animals
  - predilection for heat prostration
  - relatively small chest cavity
  - remarkable way of getting the maximum food value from what they eat
  - scent gland under their chin that leaves a trace smell only they can recognize
  - total of six teeth rather than four, as is characteristic of rodents
  - acute senses
* have an affinity for aesthetics
  - excellent sense of smell, hearing and vision
  - incredible potential to reproduce
  - appetite
  - big ears and big eyes so they can see their predators
  - estrus
  - exceptional senses
  - eyes on the side of the head to look for enemies
  - four incisors in the upper jaw where rodents have only two
  - great long- distance eyesight
  - like other animals have different personalities
  - little ability to regulate their body temperature and die very easily from heat stroke
* have long ears so if they hear danger, they go in their holes
  - ears, large hind legs, and short, fluffy tails
  - lots of babies and make good symbols of fertility
  - many enemies like foxes, snakes, and wolves
  - one of the quickest reproductive rates
  - plastic eyes which can be swallowed, so please supervise young children
  - reductions
  - sensitive digestive systems
  - several unique anatomical characteristics
  - sexual reproduction
  - significant potential to improve food security
  - similarity
  - six incisors, or front teeth, four on the top and two on the bottom
  - small tails and long ears
  - strikingly distinctive personalities
  - the ability to reproduce at a very high rate
* have three different fur types
  - pairs of scent glands used in scent-marking behavior
  - unusual abilities-many can leap ten feet or more
  - various kinds of diarrhea, if it's runny, messy and smelly it's easy to identify
* have very active sexual drives and it takes only a moment for a male to impregnate a female
  - delicate digestive systems, and too much of some foods can have dire consequences
  - sharp teeth and their bites can draw blood
  - thin and sensitive skin
  - whiskers that are as long as the body is wide
* hear sound.
* hide illnesses.
  - either burrows or depressions in the ground during daylight hours
  - thick weeds and brush to avoid predators
* hinder the regeneration of native plant species.
* hunting in the snow favorite of our people with the race dragons.
* includes brains
  - breasts
  - cell membranes
  - chest cavities
  - chests
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - nuclei
  - pedal extremities
  - piluses
  - plasma membranes
  - rib cages
  - sections
  - skulls
  - sterna
  - vacuoles
  - vertebrate feet
* ingest food.
* inhabit a relatively small home range.
* interact with companions
* invade and take over the habitat of some native animals
* just love to breathe stale air.
* keep the same color coat year-round.
* lack the vomiting reflex, and are physically almost incapable of regurgitation.
* leap into air.
* learn much easier as they get older.
* leave the nest and become self-sufficient at a very young age
  - tooth marks that are larger, about one-eighth inch wide
* like to be in tangled areas where they can hide from danger
  - have their own space, including an area of their own to sleep and eat
  - take shelter in brushpiles
* live all over the world
  - an average of about six years
* live for durations
* live in a warren
  - burrows underground too
  - many kinds of habitats
  - mqny parts of the world and in several different climatic conditions
  - thickets, meadows, forests, grasslands and in the woods
  - underground in burrows, while hares like to hide amidst plants
* living on moorland also enjoy young shoots.
* look like rabbits.
* lose their sense of balance and direction and consequently tilt their heads to one side.
* love to chew and are particularly fond of wood, carpet and electrical cords
  - can be very destructive to household furnishings
  - electric cords, carpets and furniture
  - on things
  - climb things
  - shelter and breed in the blackberry bush
* make a shallow nest for their young
  - great family pets and are friendly and affectionate
  - intelligent, friendly and quiet house pets
  - nests in tall grass and weedy areas
  - soft grunts when taking care of their young
* make their appearance in the Great Southern
  - habitats in forests, deserts, meadows, woods, and wetlands
* may have intestines.
* metabolize calcium very differently from other animals.
* might have problems.
* molt twice each year, but remain the same general color.
* mostly move and run onto their toes presuming a more digitigrade form.
* move by hopping, using their long and powerful hind legs
* multiply rapidly.
* multiply, and their food supply begins to dwindle.
* need diets
  - proper diets
  - sunshine
* nest in grassy locations such as pastures, ditch banks, pond dams, orchards and even lawns.
* never die
  - have black ear tips
  - landscapes
  - setting
* often bite each other
  - injure shrubs or young trees by their winter feeding habits
  - live in badger setts
  - take up residence under decks and sheds
* only defend home territories during breeding and nesting season
  - eat plants or special rabbit food
  - go into the nest to feed the babies once or twice a day
* open eyes.
  - with toys as well, and love to climb, tunnel, throw things and shred for pleasure
* position their bodies in different ways to communicate with other rabbits.
* possess a double retinal system of rods and cones in the eye
  - lower incisors and molars that are constantly worn down, so they keep growing
  - clean cages with a bedding layer of peat moss, straw, hay, or kitty litter
  - dry, warm areas
  - soft stems, grass or vegetables
  - tender young shoots and seedlings
  - to live in groups, while hares are more solitary
* pressure native wildlife by competing for food, particularly under drought conditions.
* produce enough ammonia to cause the air to become toxic in a very short time
* produce two types of fecal pellets, mucus pellets and dry pellets
  - feces
* reach sexual maturity between three and six months of age.
* receive a high fiber diet which tends to minimize common gastrointestinal disorders
* regulate body temperature by their ears.
* reproduce by the means of reproducing.
  - quickly and are considered a nuisance in some places
  - emergency treatments
  - excellent ventilation to be productive and stay healthy
  - fresh, clean water every day
  - grass, forb, and shrub habitat types
  - mental stimulation just as other pets do
* return to feed their young only once or twice a day for a few minutes, usually at night.
* roam earth
* seem to be the most susceptible because their inability to stop consuming salt.
* share many similarity
* shed fur
* show presence.
* shy away from anything with the odor of meat or blood on it.
* sometimes attack the other rabbit's face, underside or genital area.
* spend much of the day sleeping.
* surviving infection can become carriers of the virus and spread disease to other rabbits.
* swallow food.
* symbolize the fertility of springtime.
* talk to each other by thumping their feet.
* tend to be much more confrontational in social situations than are cats
  - congregate in favorable habitats where there is suitable food and cover
  - gnaw the smooth, thin bark from young trees
  - have thick scaling and no primary lesions
  - injure themselves when confined in a trap
  - live in burrows underground
* to detect predators.
* to eat grass
  - lawn grass
* tolerate the cold much better than high heat and humidity.
* try to outrun predators.
* typically graze during the afternoon and evening hours
  - live for less than one year
* use a lot of body language in conjunction with the sounds
  - hideouts
  - more water from bowls than bottles because it is easier to drink
  - the incisors to gnaw and clip off plants
  - their claws to dig and burrow into the ground for shelter and protection
* usually damage only trees and bush fruits in the winter
  - nurse their young at night to help keep predators away
  - try to hide from enemies
* visit fields
* work as long as they run willingly.