A widespread, medium-sized rabbit with rusty-brown fur mottled with black, and white fur on its belly and the underside of the tail. The Eastern Cottontail feeds at dawn and dusk on grasses, twigs, and bark and tends to run in a zigzag pattern when startled. They build nests underground where they shelter their furless, helpless babies.
Diet
Vegetation such as bark, twigs, leaves, fruit, buds, flowers, grass seeds, sedge fruits, and rush seeds.
Activity Pattern
Crepuscular (Active at dawn/dusk)