Fearless Ear-less

[ssc]

On our property in Riverside, we see a lot of wildlife and interesting things related to the critters. The other day, the wife says look at this! She thinks it is a squirrel or rabbit, but isn't sure. I admit, I was a bit surprised, but thought it was an earless rabbit. Took some pictures. It is a rabbit with stubs for ears. It was a little guy. He visits our backyard daily with a bunch of other rabbits and he is fun to watch. We have squirrels, rabbits, birds, possums etc that come up to our back slider and look in. My cats have gotten use to them. It has become quite comical.

My wife is now calling him Fearless Earless. Funny guy.

Cheers, Steve

 

[azsunfun]

croped ears for rabbit show at county fair.

 

[4Waters]

I know you don't know but I wonder what the story is behind the loss of his ears

 

[ssc]

My wife did some research. It could be a birth defect or the mother got aggressive with cleaning him as a baby and bit off his ears.

INFANTICIDE - mutilation of new-borns : CottonTails Rabbit & Guinea Pig Rescue

Discussion of infanticide in rabbits, what it is and how to prevent it and manage the consequences to keep its occurrence to a minimum

cottontails-rescue.org.uk

First I heard about it.

Cheers, Steve

 

[Javajoe]

Lots of Riverside peeps on here

 

[monkeyswrench]

Our dogs got a hold of one...well, not a great hold. Saw it around the property for a few months after, hoppin' along and pissing off the pups.

 

[Melloyellovector]

On our property in Riverside, we see a lot of wildlife and interesting things related to the critters. The other day, the wife says look at this! She thinks it is a squirrel or rabbit, but isn't sure. I admit, I was a bit surprised, but thought it was an earless rabbit. Took some pictures. It is a rabbit with stubs for ears. It was a little guy. He visits our backyard daily with a bunch of other rabbits and he is fun to watch. We have squirrels, rabbits, birds, possums etc that come up to our back slider and look in. My cats have gotten use to them. It has become quite comical.

My wife is now calling him Fearless Earless. Funny guy.

Cheers, Steve

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Or he was in that old heater when it lit, lol

 

[ssc]

Or he was in that old heater when it lit, lol

Damn, burned down my section 8 housing and displaced a bunch of hood rats!

Cheers, Steve