I guess in a way we could kind of see this coming, given the reproductive reputation of rabbits, but still. Can you believe that these critters have been around for 53 million years?
That spans the better part of the Cenozoic Era (65 million years ago until now) and means rabbits evolved around the same time as grass. Other contemporaries of rabbits include three-toed horses and whales with legs.
Things were strange on planet Earth when rabbits were new. North America and Europe were just starting to pull apart. Dinosaurs had gone extinct only recently, and mammals were just beginning to thrive. But the world was cooling down and drying out, triggering extinctions of 50-90 percent of certain groups of animals.
...But not the rabbits. They made it. I wonder how much further they'll go.
(Image by: Franie Frou Frou)
1 comment:
The rat is time traveling Calvin-style?
You do realize, they've been around so long because they're just so damn cute.
Reminds me of an article I saw in the Post about bunny massage. Those were some relaxed rabbits, let me tell you.
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