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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
What abiotic factor influences the color of the snowshoe rabbit's fur?
all rabbits are mammals so their warm blooded. Their fur color has nothing to do with the warmth of a rabbit.The fur color doesn't affect the warmth of a rabbit. Its blood does.
Is a Rabbit's fur color a multiple allelic trait?
Yes, a rabbit's fur color is a multiallelic triat. However, the color is also influenced by environmental conditions, especially the cold.
If a rabbit has white fur and an ice pack on its back and when you took it off has black fur on that spot what statement can best explain the change that happened?
The ice pack likely caused a physical change in the rabbit's fur color by temporarily reducing blood flow to the area, causing a localized change in pigmentation. Once the ice pack was removed, blood flow returned, resulting in the fur returning to its original color.
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?
They dont change color
Do rabbits grow gray hair when they get old?
This may happen when the rabbit is molting. If the fur turns color and then falls out that is normal.
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?
Rabbits changing fur color APEX*
