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European rabbits

eastern cottontail rabbit

A cottontail rabbit with upright ears sits alert in green grass, looking slightly to the side.

Cilia (yellow) in the oviduct of a rabbit; a false-colour scanning electron micrograph at 3,550 magnification

Young boy feeding a carrot to a pet rabbit.

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