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An Amami rabbit stares back at the camera.
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After many failed attempts, the author finally succeeded in snapping this photograph of an Amami rabbit leaving its burrow.
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A section of disturbed soil indicates the entrance to a rabbit’s nest. The mother rabbit covers the opening of the nest with dirt to hide her offspring from predators like habu; the baby rabbits remain quietly there until she returns two days later.
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A baby Amami rabbit eagerly suckles. Feedings early on take place inside the nest, but as offspring grow, these sessions take place outside the hole.
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A mother Amami rabbit inspects the area around her nest while her offspring looks on.
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A juvenile Amami rabbit waits for its mother outside its nest. As a kitten prepares to leave its nest, it will emerge on its own and move around the surrounding area. Once a mother rabbit determines that her offspring has matured enough, she will lead it to her own burrow.
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An Amami rabbit stretches in a mossy clearing. Rabbits are often pictured as round, fluffy creatures, but their bodies are quite long and slender, allowing them to fit through the narrow entrances of their burrows.
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An Amami rabbit rests in a clearing.
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A hole in the rock face serves as a burrow.
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An Amami rabbit makes its way down a slope. The species has evolved long, sharp claws suited to traversing Amami Ōshima’s steep terrain.
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A mother and kitten graze in a clearing.
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An Amami rabbit nicknamed “White Sock” for the unusual coloring of its front foot.
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A mother and a kitten.
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