Lagomorphs
Pikas, hares & rabbits. Pikas live at high elevation in rock fields. Hares live on the ground Rabbits dig burrows
Pikas Short ears. You will find pikas in the Uintas. They dry and cache food for winter. You can recognize them by listening for their call. Call They are cute, but have a dark side. Bird brains
Hares Jackrabbits: run up to 40mph Snowshoe hare: Winter fur is white Lives in sagebrush deserts Snowshoe hare: Winter fur is white Lives above 6000ft snowshoes
Rabbits Cottontails Pigmy rabbit Male are Bucks Females are Does Deserts and forests Pigmy rabbit Desert dweller Male are Bucks Females are Does They build nests Thumper!
Can you tell the difference?
Tularemia Bacterial infection Transmitted to rabbits via vector. Transmitted to humans via vector or consumption of contaminated flesh. Vector: A bug that bites an infected animal and then transmits the disease to a new animal by biting it.
Symptoms Rabbits are slow and easy to catch Lack of coordination White spots on the liver In humans the first sighs are an ulcer at the bite location and fever. It is treatable
Exit questions 3/24 1. Are lagomorphs rodents? 2. What is a Jackrabbit, hare or rabbit? 3. What is tularemia? 4. What is a Lek? 5 What kind of animal will you find at a lek?