When it comes to wild animals, most small creatures fare well during wildfires, especially if they are burrow-dwelling like California’s desert cottontail rabbit, according to Live Science.

The Omiltemi cottontail rabbit, a species lost to science since 1904, has been rediscovered in Mexico's Sierra Madre del Sur mountains. The elusive rabbit was spotted by a team led by José ...

T he Omiltemi cottontail rabbit was thought to have been lost to science since the early 1900s. Last seen 130 years ago, the future looked bleak for this little brown rabbit, but an expedition in ...

There are several species of cottontail rabbit, but the eastern cottontail is the most common. This ubiquitous animal can be found from Canada to South America and, in the United States ...

How was the Omiltemi cottontail rabbit found? In one of the coniferous forests of the Sierra Madre del Sur in Mexico, a rare Omiltemi cottontail rabbit was sighted. This came after a five-year ...

The eastern cottontail is a typical rabbit with long ears and hind legs. The tail is short, fluffy, 30-70 mm (1.2-2.8 in) in length, brown above and white below. Except for the rust colored nape, the ...