Created: Jan 05, 2007
Updated: Aug 06, 2007
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Lagomorphs

The pikas, rabbits, and hares are small, terrestrial mammals that eat vegetation, mostly grasses and herbs. Humans hunt them for food, sport, and have domesticated them for pets, medical experiments and testing of products, and eating. Their soft fur skins have been favored for clothing. In large numbers, they are agricultural pests and competitors with other grazers. Their introduction to Australia was one of the most dramatic examples of problems caused by invasive species. A few island species are threatened. Med_pikas Photo Source


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order Lagomorpha, pikas, hares, rabbits, mammals, fauna, invasive species, sport hunting, threatened species, endemic species, habitat destruction, agricultural pests, animals

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