RARE STRIPED RABBIT

Belonging to the family leporidae Annamsky striped rabbit (Nesolagus timminsi) lives in Laos and Vietnam on the slopes Annamskih mountains from the sea. The main color of his skin color - gray, with the passing of the sides, along the sides of the muzzle and dark brown or black stripes. The belly is white, the tail is reddish. Resembles striped rabbit (Nesolagus netscheri), however, both types of the past 8 million years, evolved independently. It is found in humid evergreen forests on the slopes of the mountains Annamskih, converts to the sea. View is on the verge of extinction. It represents a threat to form primarily with hunting traps, or perhaps to a lesser extent dog.

For the first time on the rabbit became known thanks to researcher Robert Timmins, discovered three copies of skins on the market in Laos in 1996, and three years later, scientists from the University of East Anglia was a description of the animal.

Now a scientific team from the same university went to Vietnam for three months with a view to finally find a rabbit in its natural habitat. Luck smiled at them on the first day: set videolovushki recorded animal galloped along the creek, and then managed to catch him and bring to the camp. A participant of the expedition, Sarah Woodfin became the first scientist Used Annamskogo rabbit in his hands. It was conducted measurements and photos, and then released into the wild rabbit.