Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus, Rabbit, is a native of southern Europe and probably introduced here by the Normans, but now well established in Britain. Previously, rabbits were farmed for meat and fur and there is the remains of a commercial warren at Carperby, a few miles from Redmire. Rabbits dig underground forming warrens. The diet consists of a wide range of plants. Rabbit numbers have been reduced by two viral diseases, Myxomatosis and Rabbit hemorrhagic disease.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Oryctolagus cuniculus, Rabbit. Young rabbit in heather, Calluna vulgaris. Redmire Moor. May.
Slide 2: Oryctolagus cuniculus, Rabbit on drystone wall. Hargill, Redmire. June.
Slide 3: Oryctolagus cuniculus, Rabbits at warren in field and under adjacent disused railway. Hargill, Redmire. June.
Slide 4: Oryctolagus cuniculus, Rabbit. Two young rabbits near warren. Hargill, Redmire. June.
Slide 5: Oryctolagus cuniculus, Rabbits on newly sown grass. Woodend Lane, Redmire. June.
Slide 6: Oryctolagus cuniculus, Rabbit. Diseased rabbit. Hargill Lane, Redmire. March.
Slide 7: Oryctolagus cuniculus, Warren in field and under adjacent disused railway. Hargill, Redmire. April.