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Desert Cottontail Rabbit in a Snowstorm

Photo: A desert cottontail rabbit sits quietly through a snowstorm
Ubiquitous throughout North and South America, cottontail rabbits, including this desert variety, are noted for their fluffy "cotton" tail.
Photograph by Joel Sartore

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