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Recent Examples of rabbit
Coupled with their curious, half-turtle half-rabbit logo, and a spread of stand-out brews, the fresh locale has already leaving its mark in Connecticut’s craft beer scene.
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Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Mother rabbits, particularly cottontails, will strategically stay away from their nest for most of the day.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
Pollinators love them, while deer and rabbits tend to pass over them.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Midwest Living, 4 May 2026
These lamington cupcakes are a fuzzy delight, resembling cartoon rabbits from a fairy tale.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
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Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Mother rabbits, particularly cottontails, will strategically stay away from their nest for most of the day.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
Pollinators love them, while deer and rabbits tend to pass over them.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Midwest Living, 4 May 2026
These lamington cupcakes are a fuzzy delight, resembling cartoon rabbits from a fairy tale.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit
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These changes enable researchers to distinguish juveniles, approximately 1-year-olds, and adults, making the baculum a useful tool for the understanding of raccoon age structure, a vital component of their management.—
Sam Zeveloff,
STAT,
9 May 2026
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Authorities say the raccoon tested positive for rabies on Sunday.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Video of the incident shows the boy trying to scramble up the bank to safety as the beaver chases him before biting him on the thigh.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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The only rodent larger than the beaver is the capybara of Central and South America.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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The property is home to more than 100 animals, including zebras, camels, kangaroos, foxes, lemurs, otters and even sloths.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
7 May 2026
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The species evolved to adapt, with some growing larger and others smaller than their mainland counterparts, explaining the larger size of the island scrub-jay and the small size of the island fox.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2026
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The tension is thicker than mink.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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His white mink coat had a tail as long as the entrance ramp.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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But past royal visits to Washington have sometimes gone awry − from amorous muskrats to a talking hat.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Since 2005, Lake Katherine has been a refuge for migrating birds, beavers, muskrats, bald eagles, ospreys, turtles, and more.—
Mikayla Price,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Other small mammals like ferrets, degus, sugar gliders, chinchillas, gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, rats and mice are all allowed as pets.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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What's more, the European Commission is planning to announce a decision on banning the holding and killing of mink, foxes, raccoon, dogs and chinchilla, and marketing of fur products from those animals, according to its website.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Our room was papered with a charming House of Hackney print featuring a sloth smoking a hookah, a badger sipping a tropical cocktail, and an otter fanning itself.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026
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Otters are part of the weasel family (Mustelidae), which includes some of nature’s most ferocious pint-sized predators, such as badgers, martens, and wolverines.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Sea otter surrogacy programs are designed to mimic what happens in the wild, where pups rely heavily on their mothers to teach them how to survive.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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The otter will then go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for up to eight weeks of critical care.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Rabbit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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