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About the Smiths Red Rock Rabbit
The smallest member of the red rock hare genus, found on rocky slopes and outcrops of the Northern Cape, Free State and North West where grass, rock and bush intermingle. It is reddish brown with grizzled fur, grey ears and a dark-tipped tail, and shelters by day in ravines, boulder fields and rock cracks. When flushed at night it gives a startling, shrill scream unusual among rabbits, thought to warn others or scare off predators.
How to identify the Smiths Red Rock Rabbit
Smaller than Jameson's Red Rock Rabbit with shorter tail and longer ears; reddish-brown coat with a reddish nuchal patch and grey face
Did you know?
Despite usually being silent and secretive, it can let out a loud, shrill scream when fleeing at night, an unusual trait for a rabbit, possibly used to startle pursuing predators.
Also known as: Smiths Red Rock Hare, Red Rock Rabbit
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