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There is a danger that the male will eat the kits, this is one good reason why the male should not be kept with the female once she is pregnant and kindling.

Until the kits have been weaned and are leaving their mother the father should be kept away!

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What is the child of a hare?

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Do buck rabbits kill their young?

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