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Rabbit kits - Oryctolagus cuniculus
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Blackbrook Eye



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Nest of rabbit kits, accidentally exposed in a pile of builders sand
· Date: Sun January 6, 2008 · Views: 1627
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Camera Information: Minolta Dimage Z1 hand held
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Rob T
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Registered: October 2007
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Sun January 6, 2008 9:25am

Nice shot B E Any idea how old these little guys might be they look pretty helpless ?

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Sun January 6, 2008 12:09pm

Ahh - what a place to burrow and how on earth did the top of the nest get taken off without taking their heads off too??!



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Blackbrook Eye
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Sun January 6, 2008 12:56pm

As their eyes are just beginning to open, I would guess they are approximately one week old, as for how they were not decapitated, it was down to pure luck.

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