The cottontail will lift its paw to bend the branch to bring the food within reach.
en.wikipedia.org Wildlife includes deer, turkey, bobwhite quail, cottontail rabbits, squirrels, gray fox, coyote, bobcat, raccoon, skunk, mink and opossum.
en.wikipedia.org Pocket gophers also appear to be their primary food source, but other reported food items include other rodents, cottontails, amphibians, and ground-nesting birds and eggs.
en.wikipedia.org The desert cottontail is not usually active in the middle of the day, but it can be seen in the early morning or late afternoon.
en.wikipedia.org It has been noted that numbers of the eastern cottontail were brought west to reproduce and provide a food source for the settlers.
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