Cottontails from spring litters may breed during their first summer, but most young are sexually mature the following spring. Potential longevity is at least 10 years, but few survive beyond 15 months ...

If a young cottontail is truly abandoned or injured ... the Blue Grass state is home to three rabbit species, most commonly the eastern cottontail. The Appalachian cottontail and swamp rabbit ...

There are several species of cottontail rabbit, but the eastern cottontail is the most ... Females give birth in shallow ground nests, to young so helpless that perhaps only 15 percent survive ...