Rabbit with grass in mouth

Life-Span: Rabbits in the wild rarely live longer than 12 months and there is a 90% mortality rate.

Reproduction: On average a doe will produce about 10 live young/year.

Gestation Period: Approximately four weeks - hence the saying "to breed like rabbits".

Sexual Maturity: Three to four months.

Range: An adult rabbit will rarely roam further than 200 metres from the main burrow.

Predation: Where you find rabbits you are likely to find foxes, weasels and stoats.