Bucky
Eastern cottontail rabbit
Bucky is a bunny, and he is really fast!
I was born in a nest on the ground that my mom made. She lined it with her own soft fur.
Where I was born
In a fur-lined nest on the ground
My science name
Sylvilagus floridanus
Say it like this: sil-vih-LAY-gus flor-ih-DAY-nus
True facts
- A cottontail mom only visits her babies at dawn and dusk, so foxes and coyotes don't find the nest.
- If you find a bunny nest with no mom, leave it alone. She will be back!
- Cottontails run in zigzags to get away from danger.
- Their fluffy white tail looks like a cotton ball. That's how they got their name.
