Reporter Few domesticated animals have flourished as well as rabbits have when reintroduced into the wild—a phenomenon that has often had economic and ecological consequences. And now a team of ...

Originally bred for meat and fur, the European rabbit has become a successful invader worldwide. When domesticated breeds return to the wild and feralize, the rabbits do not simply revert to their ...

Feral DNA may help domestic rabbits thrive in the wild, a new analysis suggests, shedding new light on the evolution of an animal that can cause major environmental destruction. Publishing in Nature ...

After sequencing the genomes of nearly 300 rabbits from Europe, South America, and Oceania, researchers found that all of them had a mix of feral and domestic DNA. They say this was not what they had ...

Adelaide, Australia: This "convention" of feral rabbits is a common sight in the "Outback" frontier country near Adelaide, South Australia. How does domestication change wild animals? When ...

How do rabbits go from fluffy pets to marauding invaders? Rabbits have colonized countries worldwide, often with dire economic and ecological consequences, but their secret has until now been a ...

Long Island is home to a thriving population of wild rabbits, often spotted in parks, backyards, and wooded areas. However, it’s important to recognize that these wild rabbits are vastly different ...

A coordinator said these rabbits are not used to being out in the wild, and don’t have the same instincts as wild rabbits do to find food and keep themselves safe. Residents said the animals are ...

The sudden die-off of feral rabbits in Greenville has prompted a warning from animal health care authorities. The Clemson University Veterinary Diagnostic Center said the dead animals were tested in ...