Riverine Rabbit

Joining Debs @dibzgreasley and her son Thomas @mastert with their daily December challenge - Animal / Pet

A Riverine Rabbit, also known as the bushman rabbit or bushman hare, is one of the most endangered mammals in the world, with only around 250 living adults. This rabbit has an extremely limited distribution area, found only in the central and southern regions of the Karoo Desert of South Africa's Cape Province. (Wikipedia)

Alternate capture: http://365project.org/salza/extras/2015-12-11

[Margaret Obey]

Love the tones and the focus.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

If they are so rare, was this taken in a zoo? Lovely shot

[Leon Buijs]

Lovely image and tones, he/she looks well camouflaged

[Issi Bannerman]

This is a lovely capture and he matches his background almost perfectly!

[Graham Thresher]

Super shot.

[summerfield]

love the fine details and crispiness of the shot. are they hunted for food?

[gloria jones]

Great capture, tones

[Candace]

Lovely focus!

[Margo]

Good shot. Looks similar to a hare

[Ann H. LeFevre]

My, my, what big ears you have Mr. Hare! Great shot Sally!

[Taffy]

What a great capture. Was this in the wild?

[Kate Goring]

Wow, those ears are so awesome. Fabulous shot.

[Call me Joe]

What a charming capture- fav!

[Elyse Klemchuk]

Wow, he blends so well with his surroundings! I like his long ears!

[Sally Ings]

@shepherdmanswife Chantal we saw this rabbit in the Karoo National Park, seeing one is rare.
@taffy yes, we visited one of our national parks. The park is about 450km from where we live.
@summerfield Vikki the main cause of their diminished numbers is habitat loss.

[Sam]

He has such BIG ears!

[Gillian]

Great capture amongst all that camouflage. It must be so easy to miss him.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Wonderful capture

[Denise Wood]

great capture :)