Coyotes, mountain lions, bobcats, foxes, hawks, eagles, owls, and snakes will all eat them. The hare's and rabbit's sharp senses, effective camouflage, and fast running speeds are their only protection. The jackrabbit can hop 5'' at a time, and up to 20' when panicked.
They can achieve speeds of up to 40 mph. When at a moderate run, every four to five leaps are exceptionally high to see their surroundings or predators. The jackrabbit runs with its ears flat and tail between its haunches. It will leap over objects rather than run around them. The fast, erratic leaps, bounds, and sprints are effective against predators, but they have poor endurance and often end up as some animal's dinner. The amazing reproductive rate of hares and rabbits is an adaptation to being preyed upon by so many carnivores.
Black-tailed jackrabbits will have up to six litters each year with as many as eight young in each litter, although two to four is more common.
After a gestation period of days, the female will give birth in a grassy hollow or shallow depression scratched into the ground. There is no nest. Within two weeks the young can forage for themselves, and after one month they are living on their own.
In the winter it eats dried and woody plants. The black-tailed jackrabbit gets most of the water it needs from the plants it eats. Life Cycle The black-tailed jackrabbit mates year-round.
Males and females will leap after and chase each other during mating season. The female black-tailed jackrabbit can have as many as four litters a year. The young are born in a fur-filled depression. Most litters have between three to four young. Meet the people trying to help.
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They have large eyes that are high on their head and placed toward the side. This along with the fact that their head is slightly flat allows them to see almost degrees a full circle helping to spot predators.
They are found from Baja California and south-central Mexico to west-central and western United States. These hares are herbivores, feeding on grasses, leaves, clover, alfalfa, twigs, seeds, beans, twigs and cacti. Jackrabbits are an important food source for many animals. These can include coyotes, Red-tailed Hawks, Ferruginous Hawks, eagles, foxes, bobcats, and humans.
Jackrabbits will often rest in the shade during the heat of the day in a shallow depression under grass or bushes.
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