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The Living Forest (351) : European Rabbit

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Mark Billiau.

Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

The Living Forest (351) : European Rabbit

The European rabbit, also known as wild rabbit, is a mammal that is originally native to southwestern Europe (Spain & Portugal) and northwest Africa (Morocco & Algeria).

It has been introduced by man on all continents with the exception of Antarctica and sub-Saharan Africa, and caused many problems within the environment and ecosystems.
Australia has the most problems with European rabbits, due to the lack of natural predators there.

In the past, the wild rabbit was also widely domesticated for food or as a pet.
It was already kept in ancient Rome and was refined into a wider variety of breeds during the Middle Ages.

My picture shows a wild rabbit that has left his safe hollow (see background) to enjoy a moment of early spring sunshine.

Dutch name : Wild konijn
German name : Wildkaninchen
Latin name : Oryctolagus cuniculus

Comentarios 33

Danny Liska 18/03/2016 17:47
Perfektes Licht.
LG Danny
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s. sabine krause 06/03/2016 12:22
: ) cute! and always great to see how well adapted, well camouflaged they are against a sandy background! what makes me chuckle is mr. bunny's suspicious and slightly miffed expression: he seems to be fully aware of the photo hunter aiming his camera at him from behind – "ugh! what a nuisance they are, those carrotless stalking shutterbugs!" ; ) greetings, sabine.
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Sylvia Schulz 05/03/2016 19:39
wird Zeit, dass sich Meister Lampe auf den Weg macht---
LG Sylvia
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Mirjam Burer 04/03/2016 12:26
top image and with a tender mood in great matching tones, Mark..
have a good weekend, lg, Mirjam
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mirko meloni 03/03/2016 21:48
good to eat ... Interesting your glance, but, above all, the speed of execution, taking into account that rabbits are very suspicious, and fast in the escape.
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Sabine Junge 02/03/2016 23:53
What a heartbreaker! Such a cute little rabbit! A very nice pic you made!
Sabine
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Wolfgang Bazer 02/03/2016 23:01
Ganz wunderbar in diesem Licht!
LG Wolfgang
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Adele D. Oliver 02/03/2016 20:14
a lovely little rabbit, and especially beautiful in the patch of light and with all the fine sharp details ... great info too, thank you !!!
greetings, Adele
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Vitória Castelo Santos 02/03/2016 20:07
Wunderbare Präsentation......gefällt mir das Foto.
LG VItoria

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Heinz Janovsky 02/03/2016 17:36
Sehr schön im Licht.
Gruß Heinz
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Mohr Wilfried 02/03/2016 17:29
Toll erwischt.
Gruß Wilfried
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aline64 02/03/2016 16:23
superbe ce shoot dans une belle lumière
amicalement
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Gisela Aul 02/03/2016 14:41
what luck you had, sits quietly in the sun and waits for a great photo of himself +++
lg. Gisela
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Anita Jarzombek-Krauledies 02/03/2016 14:27
Den hast Du bestens erwischt!!! Klasse Schärfe!
Viele Grüße Anita
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Traudel Clemens 02/03/2016 13:52
Hervorragend festgehalten hast Du den jungen Hasen.
LG Traudel
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