Bunnies (rabbits) live in many types of habitats around the world, but wild bunnies are especially known for living in underground burrows called warrens in grassy and woodland areas.

Wild bunnies

  • Wild rabbits are found on most continents, especially in Europe, North America, parts of Africa, and some regions of Asia and South America.
  • They typically live in meadows, grasslands, woods, forests, deserts, and wetlands where there is plenty of vegetation to eat and cover to hide from predators.
  • Many species dig networks of tunnels underground; a connected group of these burrows is called a warren.

What their homes look like

  • A warren can be a complex system with many entrances and long tunnels, providing safe nesting spaces and quick escape routes.
  • Some rabbits also use ready-made holes or sheltered spots on the surface to make nests, especially in dense vegetation or hedgerows.

Pet bunnies

  • Domestic rabbits are usually kept in secure hutches or indoor pens that mimic aspects of a safe burrow: sheltered, dry, quiet, and protected from predators.
  • Good housing for pet rabbits includes enough space to hop, hide, and dig, plus access to an exercise area similar to an open, grassy patch.

Where they don’t live

  • Rabbits are not naturally found in Antarctica, and some islands or regions lack native rabbits even today.
  • In areas without native rabbits, similar-looking relatives called hares may fill a similar ecological role but usually do not dig large warrens.

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