A prey species, cottontails are an extremely important food source for owls, hawks, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, snakes, and other predators.
(A prey species; are; an extremely important food source for owls, hawks, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, snakes, and other predators)
A prey species
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an extremely important food source for owls, hawks, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, snakes, and other predators