Hasen und Kanninchen (Hares And Wabbits) Flashcards
What is cecotrophy
Double digestion, when animals eat their own droppings.
What are male hasen called? Female?
Rammler, Häsin
How many teeth does a hare have?
28
Where do the hasen live?
In solitude, but they are not territorial
How are hares born?
Furry, eyes open, and ready to run
What is the ears of a hase called? The tail?
Ears : loffel, tail is blume
What to hares consume?
Grasses, clover, young grain, tree buds and bark
When is the rammelzeit of a hare?
Jan to april
What is the gestation period of a hare?
42 days
How many young are born for a hare?
2-3 per litter, 3-4 litters per season
How do hares breed?
By a process known as superfetation, where the female collects sperm from multiple males at once.
Where do hares live?
In a sasse, which is a nest that is a divit in the ground.
What is the fur of a hare called?
Balg
How and when are hares hunted?
Hunted with small caliber rifles, shot guns, dogs and birds. They are hunted from oct1 to dec31 generally.
What desieses effect hares?
Coccidia( parasite, formed by cysts in the hare, is not zoonotic accept for the Coccedia toxoplasma Gondii) all other forms are suitable for consumption. Psudotuburculosis(zoonotic, do not consume, see lungs) EBHS(do not eat meat), and tularemia( ticks ).
how many teeth do rabbits have?
28
When is the Rammel zeit of a rabbit?
Feb- Sep
How can you determine the age of a hare?
From birth till ten months, they have a Knick in their ankle. Older, it is gone
What is the gestation period for a rabbit?
28 days
How many young rabbits are born?
5-10 young per litter, 3-6 litters per season
How are rabbits born?
Underground, blind, and furless
Where do rabbits live?
In burrows, under ground, which are connected to warrens,
What do rabbits eat?
Veggies, grass, herbs and other plants
How one shoot a rabbit?
With shot guns, small caliber rifles and sometimes air rifles.
When can you shoot rabbits?
Always, there is no closed season, since they breed so fast and cause so much damage
What desieses effect rabbits?
Coccidiosis, Tularemia( hasen pest), RHD, Myxomatosis.
Is löwenkopf safe to eat?
Supposedly
How can you tell a rabbit has been infected by RHD?
No premonitory symptoms, inactivity or reluctance to move, bloody discharge at the nose and mouth area, blood in feces or urin, swollen liver and spleen.
