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Why does rabbit fur color change?

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Wild rabbits, usually the Arctic hare, sheds the brown summer coat for a white winter coat because they need to blend in with there surroundings. If they camouflage with there surroundings, they become less noticeable to predators such as the Arctic fox or wolf.

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Is it normal for a pet rabbit's fur to change color?

My rabbit's fur changes color when she sheds so I'm guessing it's normal


Why a snow rabbit change the color of the fur in winter?

There fur changes white so that it will blend in with the snow so that it will be easy for it to hide from its predators.


What breed of rabbit is the snow bunny?

The rabbit is a Forrest rabbit. These change to winter fur that is white. The color is for camouflage against larger predators and there for white for the winter snow


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What abiotic factor influences the color of the snowshoe rabbit's fur?

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How do rabbit get there fur color?

Wild rabbits fur color is designed for camo. A wild hare will have a color that is called Aguti in domesticated rabbits. And again a snow hare will have a white coat to blend in with the snow. Domesticated rabbits on the other hand, their fur color comes from genetics. For example you breed a black rabbit to a black rabbit you are going to get 3/4 black and 1/4 what is in their pedigree.


How does the rabbit know when to change its color?

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What color do the rabbits fur change in summer to winter?

The snowshoe hare changes its fur to white in the winter, and back to brown (with a white underbelly in the summer. If it is an outdoor rabbit, it can get sunburn, if it's black, its fur will turn a brown color, it isn't really dangerous, but make sure they have shade, and the color will become normal again after she/he gets their winter coat


What is the dominant color of fur rabbits have?

The wild rabbit agoutti coat is dominant.


Which is a result of a seasonal change?

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Does a jaguar's fur change color?

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How do you tell what breed the rabbit is?

there are many ways of telling the breed of a rabbit here are a few the color of the fur the lenght of the ears size eye color and markings ~Agashe