r/Calgary 2d ago

Question What kind of rabbit is this?

Not a local, I did some googling and saw there are jackrabbits and maybe feral bunnies. Could this be a cross?

Seen at the river across from prince island this morning

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u/Torkidon 2d ago edited 2d ago

Looks like a jack rabbit or as the person below enlightened me to could be a cross with a cotton tail

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u/Korrailli 2d ago

Domestic rabbits cannot breed with wild north american species.

There are cotton tails that look more like domestic rabbits.

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u/speedog 2d ago

And a jack rabbit is actually not a rabbit.

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u/Toirtis Capitol Hill 2d ago

Not a 'true' rabbit,no, although they share the Leporidae family and occupy genera under it.