I found a dead rabbit today. It hadn't been shot or hit by a car,it was just dead.How could it have died?

Question

I found a dead rabbit that just looked as if it had fallen over and died. It showed no signs of being shot or run over by a car. It was just dead.

The reason I am concerned is because my sister picked it up and I just want to know if it could have had a disease that is harmful to us humans.

Answer 1

it probably died of myxomatosis. about 80% of all wild rabbits die that way. it's horrible to think about because it is a slow way to die, but it is now in a better place.

Answer 2

Baby rabbits that are well furred with their eyes open should be able to survive without mother's milk or milk replacement formula. Since the little things are able to bolt out and startle you, they are old enough to go out foraging for food, they just don't venture too far from their mother at that age. As a general rule the less human interaction a wild animal has the better off it will be. Wild rabbits grow fast, even faster than domesticated dwarf breeds, so they weren't going to be in that nest much longer anyway. Wild rabbits love dandelion greens and fresh clover, so if there is plenty of that near the nesting area try not to mow it down, in fact don't mow in that area at all for a few weeks. The less they are disturbed the better off they will be, and the taller grass will provide better cover for them. The small rabbits will forage at dusk and dawn and even on well lit nights. They drink the dew off the grass, so providing a water source isn't necessary. If there aren't any dandelions in the area it would be alright to pick some and leave it near the nest, and if you see any dogs or cats sniffing around keep them chased off, but that's all the more involved I recommend you get. Nature is what it is, and these things happen in the wild all the time. Nature has adapted these creatures to have a fighting chance when something like this occurs, and humans doing nothing more than not being one of the predators is more than the little things could usually hope for.

Answer 3

My nephew the other day got in the car and wanted to roll down the window, but didnt know how. It was a manual one and he had never known that you had to roll it down like that because he was only exposed to automatic windows.

It is a sad time when people are raised in a society not knowing that people are supposed to die and this can happen without an accident or gunshot or other cause. When your time is up, its up.

Answer 4

It probably died of one of the many diseases in the animal community.
I hope you did not touch it!
and if you did I hope you wash thoroughly!
If you get sick with fever in the next day or so...go to the doc right away and tell him about the dead rabbit.
seriously..no laughing matter...rabbits are rodents just like rats..they may be cuter but they still carry nasty disease!

Answer 5

The poor rabbit just died naturally.

Answer 6

There are a few possible reasons,

- Natural causes, such as old age.

- It could have had poisoning caused by pesticides

- Could have had a birth defect

- Could have "froze" if it was cold

These are just some possible reasons, but it sounds like it dies peacefully from natural causes.

Answer 7

There is very many things that could have happen to this rabbit. It could have had a hard attack or something wrong with its heart. This rabbit could have very well have been old too.

Answer 8

There was an old lady who swallowed rabbit, its such a bad habit to swallow a rabbit. It's dead of course.

Answer 9

Could have been bit by a cat, got away and died from infection, or it could have been old, or it could have been sick. There are tons of things that could have happend to it.

Answer 10

Aliens.