ADW: rabbittracks

Identification

Sylvilagus floridanus (eastern cottontail)

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Date Taken

2/28/02

Location

Washtenaw Co., Michigan

Caption

Rabbit tracks in snow. Tracks from the back feet are usually in front of the front feet. Why? Because rabbits cross their back feet in front of the front feet when they hop. Also, the back footprints will almost always be spread wider apart than the front feet.

Contributors

Phil Myers (photographer; copyright holder), Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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