Why do rabbits have long ears and long hind legs?

Not all rodents have long ears, or large hind legs. However, there are some that do. An example is the jerboa, a small desert rodent that hops on its long hind legs. It also has very large ears.

A rabbit is a burrowing, plant-eating mammal. Rabbits have long ears, long hind legs, and a short fluffy tail.

A rabbit is a burrowing plant-eating mammal, characterized with long ears, long hind legs and a short tail. They are native to Southeast Asia, Sumatra and some islands of Japan,

big teeth,long legs , and big ears

So they can run faster. which equals to more chances of escaping a predator.

They have fur,long legs,big ears and can jump high

Hares have very large long ears. A stronger, slender and longer body and powerful hind legs. Rabbits are smaller, cuter, with a shorter and rounder body

a burrowing, gregarious, plant-eating mammal with long ears, long hind legs, and a short tail.

Rabbits have four long teeth in the top front of their mouths, two long teeth in front bottom of their mouth, long ears, short legs in front, and large powerful legs in the back (in comparison to the front.)

Long-horned grasshoppers and crickets have "ears" on their legs. Short-horned grashoppers (the kind seen just about everywhere) are often said to have ears on their legs, but their hearing organ is actually located on the abdomen just behind the rear legs where the legs join the body.

Field mice do not have long, hind legs like a kangaroo.

just like alot of dogs have long hind legs but they longest dog legs ive seen were from a great dane

All rabbits have long ears...

They are called Rabbit With Long Ears.

4 adaptations of volcanic rabbit are : Long ears Eyes on the sides of their heads Strong hind legs Comouflage

It's not true that rabbits with long ears have a longer lifespan than rabbits with short ears. Ear length has no bearing on a rabbit's lifespan.

Rabbits are mammals, that can be found in the wild, or kept as pets. Some wild rabbits can be quite vicious. A rabbit has long ears and powerful legs that are great for kicking, and running.

Rabbits use their ears for listening to sounds, which can help them realize when a predator is near, and then they can run away. Their ears are long because of their genes. The main reason for why rabbits' ears are long is so that they can lose heat through them, the longer the ears, the more unnecessary heat is lost.

All bunnies hear the same.

The genes of animals it originates from.

There are many rabbits with ears sticking up. My Netherland dwarf rabbit, which is the smallest rabbit, has upright ears. Also dutch rabbits and rex rabbits do, to name some. Hope this is of some help :)

The murine rodent that has long fur and hind legs that are adapted for leaping is a gerbil or gerbille. It is a small burrowing Old World rodent.

becuase of their long hind legs ;)

A jumping mouse is a small rodent found in North America and China. It has long hind legs which help it move in short hops.

Dogs, Elephants, Rabbits, Horses, Donkeys, Jack Rabbits, and Hinnies.