The Amami Rabbit: Living Fossils of Japan
As a native of the Amami-Oshima Island in Japan, the Pentalagus furnessi species, also known as the Amami rabbit, is unique. They have recently been in the news about helping a parasitic plant grow throughout the island. The locals of the Ryukyu islands saw the Amami rabbit nibbling on the fruit of “Balanophora yuwanensis.” To …