From pets to pests: How domestic rabbits survive the wilderness

ScienceDaily
Aug 22, 2024, 12:59 pm125 pts
How do rabbits go from fluffy pets to marauding invaders? Rabbits have colonized countries worldwide, often with dire economic and ecological consequences, but their secret has until now been a mystery. Biologists sequenced the genomes of nearly 300 rabbits from across three continents to unveil the key genetic…

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