Jackrabbit

I learned something new about Jackrabbits today but I would have know long ago if I’d just looked it up! I knew it is a Hare and that their back legs and ears are longer than our Cottontails but what I didn’t know is their babies are born above ground fully furred and eyes open ready to fend for themselves! That’s reminiscent of baby Gambel’s Quail who, at the size of a small cotton-ball, are ready to run for their lives at birth. Amazing. Also like Quail, Jackrabbits nests are slight depressions on the ground. Wow..I’m going to be looking very hard for cute little baby Jacks next Spring 🙂

Jackrabbit photographed in North Access area of McDowell Sonoran Preseve