Cottontail Rabbit Negative Footprint
$10.00
The only time a Cottontail Rabbit uses its front paws while feeding is when vegetation is above its head on a living plant, at which point the cottontail will lift its paw to bend the branch to bring the food within reach.
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Description
Cottontail Rabbit Negative Footprint measures 4.52 x 1.57 inches. Cottontail Rabbit Negative Footprint is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
Rabbits’ hind feet are much larger than their fore feet. They have four pads on both fore and hind feet. Rabbits have five toes on the front feet and four toes on the hind feet. The size of the front tracks are 1 inch and the hind tracks are 4 inches.
The overall shape of the four tracks forms a group that tends to be elongated and rectangular in shape. The tracks left by the front feet leave two small, offset depressions because they are placed on the ground first, one after the other, when the rabbit jumps forward.
Their back feet land in front of their front paws leaving two larger depressions that look like parallel lines. Rabbits have small, round toes that are covered with fur, so it’s difficult to distinguish individual toes from their tracks.
Cottontail Rabbits are the leporid species in the genus Sylvilagus, found in the Americas. Most Sylvilagus species have stub tails with white undersides that show when they retreat.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Lagomorpha
- Family: Leporidae
- Genus: Sylvilagus
- Type species: Lepus sylvaticus
Our Cottontail Rabbit Negative Footprint provides osteological value when paired with scientific Eastern Cottontail Rabbit Skull Replica
Additional information
| Weight | 1 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 4.52 × 1.57 in |
| International Rabbit Day - 4th Saturday of September | Every year on the fourth Saturday of September, International Rabbit Day promotes the protection and care of domestic and wild rabbits. |