VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

LAGOMORPHA

• This group comprises small to moderate sized animals like rabbit, hare and pikas.
• Long soft fur, long ears, short tails, fully furred feet, slit like nostrils are the characteristic features in these species.
• Mongooses, jackals, foxes, wild dogs and wild cats are the enemies for this species.
• The lagomorphs have long hind limbs used for jumping.