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| Author: | Andy Atkinson [ Sat May 05, 2012 9:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Black rabbits |
Just a question...i was sat in a field waiting for a sparrow hawk but ended up watching quite alot of wheatears..anyway in the field there was also rabbits but three of them were black..so question is..would these wild rabbits be descended from domestic rabbits or are black rabbits common? |
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| Author: | Stuart Britton [ Sat May 05, 2012 5:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black rabbits |
I don't know if they are common but Gibraltar Point had a population of black rabbits a few years ago - I don't know if they are still there. |
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| Author: | John Walker [ Mon May 07, 2012 4:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black rabbits |
there are always a few blacks at Saltfleetby nnr Stuart I assume there a throwback to the warren days when various colours were raised for the fur trade, unless there melanistics. regards John. |
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| Author: | Cliff Morrison [ Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black rabbits |
Don't know if it's too late to put a response, but I only joined in May and have actually only just opened up the mammals page. Here at Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe NNR, I regularly see black rabbits between Churchill and Crook Bank, but most commonly at the southern end. My understanding is that black rabbits were raised in the farmed warrens along the coast many years ago, so these we see now will be from escapes back then. regards Cliff |
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