Eastern Cottontail
I noticed that the apparent mother of Aubrey, the rabbit that grew up under my deck, visited him virtually every day when he was young but seemingly earning his own living eating grass. I always thought that the young ones were on their own when they left their siblings and began eating grass.
However, I have noticed that the above mother has been nursing its young bunny in my yard this week despite the fact that the bunny is also eating grass. It is likely that Aubrey's mother was nursing him at this age too, when she visited him regularly. Does this mean that the moms visit all their surviving young throughout the neighbourhood at this stage? If so, that must be hard to manage.
Eastern Cottontail
I noticed that the apparent mother of Aubrey, the rabbit that grew up under my deck, visited him virtually every day when he was young but seemingly earning his own living eating grass. I always thought that the young ones were on their own when they left their siblings and began eating grass.
However, I have noticed that the above mother has been nursing its young bunny in my yard this week despite the fact that the bunny is also eating grass. It is likely that Aubrey's mother was nursing him at this age too, when she visited him regularly. Does this mean that the moms visit all their surviving young throughout the neighbourhood at this stage? If so, that must be hard to manage.