Striped rabbit spotted in Sumatra
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One of the rarest species of rabbit in the world has been spotted for only the third time in the last 35 years.
The Sumatran striped rabbit was photographed in late January on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the Wildlife Conservation Society said.
The species is listed as critically endangered by the World Conservation Union, due to loss of habitat.
The rabbit was previously photographed in 2000, with the last sighting by a scientist back in 1972.
Habitat risk
The 30cm-long rabbit was photographed by a camera trap in Bukit Barisan National Park, said Colin Poole, director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Asia Program.
The sighting also highlighted the need to protect the habitat of the species, also known as Nesolagus netscheri, from threats such as farming, he said.
"This rabbit is so poorly known that any proof of its continued existence at all is great news, and confirms the conservation importance of Sumatra's forests," Mr Poole said.
Back in 1999, researchers discovered another species of striped rabbit in the Annamite Mountains between Laos and Vietnam, and named it the Annamite striped rabbit.
Genetic samples revealed the species were distinct, though closely related, most likely diverging about 8 million years ago.
The elusive rabbit is rarely captured on camera
From BBC news
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it.....most certainly doesnt look like the usual rabbits~
it looks like......a certain marsupial......!!!
or a mini odd shaped tapir...
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Next in my collection.
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Originally posted by ditzy:Next in my collection.
your collection of what???????
does it fall in the same category as cats????????? -
I love bunnies more than I love cats. I used to keep one.
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thats good to knowOriginally posted by ditzy:I love bunnies more than I love cats. I used to keep one. 
hi. im a bunny... -
Yes, I used to keep one, but it choked to death under my care.
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Originally posted by ditzy:Yes, I used to keep one, but it choked to death under my care.
really arhhh.........????
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I believe death by choking is slow, painful and very agonising.
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hmmm doesnt look like a rabbit to me
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erm...ur bunny did NOT die that way right....Originally posted by ditzy:I believe death by choking is slow, painful and very agonising. 
actually i dont think its THAT slow...erm...how long can a person live without breathing...?? -
I'm pretty sure it was choking, coz it was alive right before breakfast, and dead right after. Its a bunny we're talking about here for crying out loud, not a person.
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poor bunny...
so now how??? no more bunny...???
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I wonder how much issit to dye fur instead of dye hair..
