Since Easter is coming up, thought this article was appropriate. Above is a recent picture of the rabbit in Indonesia (Sumatra to be exact).
Friday, April 6, 7:54 am EST
The nocturnal animal, also known as the striped rabbit, was photographed by a camera trap in January this year in a national park on Sumatra island, said Frida Mindasari Saanin from the Wildlife Conservation Society.
"Very little is known about this species. We don't know how many of them are living in the wild," she said.
It was the second time the society had seen the grey-brown rabbit, which has black stripes running across its face and body.
The creature hides during daytime by snuggling into burrows or next to tree trunks in the lush tropical forests rolling across the Barisan Mountains, its only habitat.
"Before this we found it in 2000 in the same park when we were surveying tigers," she said of the elusive 35-centimetre (14-inch) long animal, whose environment is threatened by agriculture.
There was another sighting in 1972, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Saanin said the rabbit was also seen by a different conservation group in 1998.
Sumatra's montane forests are home to some of the most endangered species in the world, including the Sumatran rhinoceros and tiger.
Scientists say the sun-dappled island may also contain species yet to be identified. Last month a clouded leopard found in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra was declared a new species of big cat.
"Very little is known about this species. We don't know how many of them are living in the wild," she said.
It was the second time the society had seen the grey-brown rabbit, which has black stripes running across its face and body.
The creature hides during daytime by snuggling into burrows or next to tree trunks in the lush tropical forests rolling across the Barisan Mountains, its only habitat.
"Before this we found it in 2000 in the same park when we were surveying tigers," she said of the elusive 35-centimetre (14-inch) long animal, whose environment is threatened by agriculture.
There was another sighting in 1972, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Saanin said the rabbit was also seen by a different conservation group in 1998.
Sumatra's montane forests are home to some of the most endangered species in the world, including the Sumatran rhinoceros and tiger.
Scientists say the sun-dappled island may also contain species yet to be identified. Last month a clouded leopard found in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra was declared a new species of big cat.
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