Rabbits The Animal Answer Guide
Rabbits: The Animal Answer Guide by Susan Lumpkin, published by Johns Hopkins University Press in February 2011, is an illustrated resource that delves into the fascinating world of rabbits, hares, and their relatives. This 272-page book provides a comprehensive overview of these animals, addressing a variety of intriguing questions about their biology, behavior, and ecology. The authors, wildlife conservationists Susan Lumpkin and John Seidensticker, present facts that range from the surprising to the everyday, shedding light on the complexities of these creatures.
Readers will find answers to 95 frequently asked questions, exploring topics such as rabbits’ anatomy, evolutionary history, and their interactions with humans. The book also touches on conservation issues, highlighting the plight of endangered rabbit species. With informative photographs and an accessible format, this guide serves as a valuable reference for anyone interested in understanding the life sciences and the role of rabbits within the animal kingdom.
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Did you know that there are more than 90 species of rabbits, hares, and pikas, rabbits’ little-known cousins? And that new species are still being found? Or that baby rabbits nurse from their mothers only once a day? How about that some people brew medicinal tea from rabbit pellets? Wildlife conservationists Susan Lumpkin and John Seidensticker have all the answers—from the mundane to the unbelievable—about the world’s leaping lagomorphs.
To some, rabbits are simply a docile pet for the classroom or home. To others, they are the cute animals munching on clover or the pests plaguing vegetable gardens. Whatever your interest, in Rabbits: The Animal Answer Guide you will discover that they are a more complex group than you might have first imagined. Lumpkin and Seidensticker take these floppy-eared creatures out of the cabbage patch and into the wild, answering 95 frequently asked questions about these familiar and fascinating animals.
With informative photographs and an accessible format, Rabbits: The Animal Answer Guide is the one resource you will need to learn about rabbits’ anatomy and physiology, evolutionary history, ecology, behavior, and their relationships with humans. Lumpkin and Seidensticker also talk about conservation, because while rabbits may breed like, well, rabbits, several species are among the most endangered animals on Earth.
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