Rabbit Predators

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.

Bears are eaters of opportunity. Therefore, bears will eat rabbits if they become available.

Rabbits have many predators to worry about in the wild, and eagles are among the most feared.