Females are called Doe's
Babies are called Bunnies or Kittens
Males are called  Bucks
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Rabbits are prolific breeders, they produce 10 - 12 young each year

the common rabbit breeds from February to October
gestation is 30 days there are five to eight young in a litter

In most regions its numbers are kept down by its many predators
such as the fox, stoat, weasel, badger, birds of prey and humans
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Iif you get rabbits in your garden they can do lots of damage
they are mainly nocturnal and can destroy your garden overnight

there are various ways to get rid of them

you can catch them in humane  traps  take them into the countryside and let them go
or dispatch them, they make an excellent stew

Top Tip

buy a large box of  Bone Meal  put a 50mm wide line of it right round the perimiter of your garden
also scatter it round your flower and vegtable beds, round trees, shrubs etc

Rabbits hate bone meal, they also hate cats & dogs so buy a pet
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