Rabbits and Hares Mammals 
youngsters can move about, and may be fed, but 
should not be taken away from the mother before 
they are two months old. 
Bread and milk is good for a doe and litter. Fine 
bran, to which a little scraped carrot has been added, 
may be given after alittle. Oat meal dampened may 
also be given. After weaning the litter, the sexes 
should be separated. 
For References see those for Guinea Pig. 
MOLLY COTTONTAIL 
I am little Molly Cottontail, my fur is nice and gray, 
And if to see me you should fail; I was meant to be that way. 
T look just like the hay. 
My ears are very, very tall when I listen for my foe 
And down along my back they fall when I am lying low. 
But every sound I know. 
My eyes are placed so I can see behind and front as well. 
My nice nose wabbles constantly—my enemy to smell— 
Before he comes pell mell. 
I have some bunny comrades gay, by night we jump and run. 
Leapfrog and tag, we like to play and have whole loads of fun. 
And fear not dog nor gun. 
For we always have a guard, a sentinel to peer, 
Who thumps the ground so hard that all of us can hear 
If an enemy comes near. 
We flee through briar and thorn, in runways none can follow, 
My home is in a cosy form down in the grassy hollow, 
Where all the weeds run fallow. 
And there I make the nest for my bunnies, blind and wee. 
I pluck the soft fur from my breast to cover them when it is best 
That I should elsewhere be. 
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