Rabbit Predators

As prey animals, rabbits are tempting snacks for owls, coyotes, foxes, badgers, and many other predators……

Owls are predatory birds that require a steady stream of meaty proteins to keep them healthy. Sometimes, larger owls will attack and eat rabbits.

Do Rats Eat Rabbits? Maybe… Sometimes…

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Wolves are apex predators and will hunt other wild animals for food in the wild. Wolves generally tend to hunt larger animals, like elk, moose, and deer, but on occasion will hunt and eat rabbits.

Rabbits are too fast for polar bears to catch, and too small to be worth the effort, so rabbits are safe from polar bears.

Skunks are omnivores and they will gleefully eat any rabbit they can catch.

Badgers are known to eat rabbits in their natural habitats, but they are a rare threat to a pet rabbit that is kept indoors.

Bobcats regularly eat rabbits, so owners must keep their pet rabbits in areas inaccessible to bobcats.

While rabbits are herbivores, groundhogs (a type of marmot, also known as woodchucks) are omnivores. They occasionally consume other small animals, such as baby birds and baby rabbits, and they will attack animals of a similar size that they consider to be a threat to their territory or well-being. Rabbits and groundhogs often share territories in the wild, and groundhog attacks on rabbits are not uncommon.