. Control of field rodents on California farms. Rodents. V. RABBITS RABBITS damage or destroy crops and trees. Control measures are limited because some rabbits are protected as game Rabbits (fig. 24) comprise two major types: the hares (genus Lepus), repre- sented by the jack rabbits and the snow- shoe rabbits that live entirely above- ground, make no nests, and bring forth their young fully covered with fur, with their eyes open, and able to move about at once; and the true rabbits, including the cottontail and brush rabbits (genus Sylvilagus), that dwell in dense cover, under stone piles an
. Control of field rodents on California farms. Rodents. V. RABBITS RABBITS damage or destroy crops and trees. Control measures are limited because some rabbits are protected as game Rabbits (fig. 24) comprise two major types: the hares (genus Lepus), repre- sented by the jack rabbits and the snow- shoe rabbits that live entirely above- ground, make no nests, and bring forth their young fully covered with fur, with their eyes open, and able to move about at once; and the true rabbits, including the cottontail and brush rabbits (genus Sylvilagus), that dwell in dense cover, under stone piles and brush, or in bur- rows, and leave their young in the nest for a period of growth (Orr, 1940). Black-tailed jack rabbits (Lepus californicus) occupy the lowland, foothill, and desert portions of California, but are sparsely represented in the humid coast region. They are absent from the higher mountains above the yellow-pine belt, but present in the northeastern pla-. Fig. 24. Common California rabbits. Left, black-tailed jack rabbit that lives in open country; head and body 18 to 20 inches, ears about 6 inches long. Center, cottontail, common in streamside thickets and pastures; length about 13 inches, ears 3 inches long. Right, brush rabbit, found close to bushes and chaparral in the foothills; length about 11 inches, ears 2% inches long. [45]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Storer, Tracy I. (Tracy Irwin), 1889-1973; Jameson, E. W. (Everett Williams), 1921-. [Berkeley, Calif. ] : Division of Agricultural Sciences, University of California
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