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Bryn, the federally endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis), sat for this portrait in 2007 at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon. She was one of two female Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits left, the end of the line for this species of animals. Since there are no males left, this means only animals intercrossed with the Idaho race will survive. She died in 2008, marking the end of her genetic line. This subpopulation lost its sagebrush habitat as the land was developed for agriculture in the state of Washington.
Keywords
- Brachylagus idahoensis
- bryn
- Bunny
- Close-up
- columbia basin pygmy rabbit
- extinct
- facing camera
- federally endangered
- Female
- front view
- Fur
- habitat destruction
- head and shoulders
- mammal
- one animal
- Oregon
- Oregon Zoo
- Photo Ark
- Portland
- Portrait
- rare
- studio
- studio portrait
- surface level
- Washington
- white background
This photo © Joel Sartore 2023. Image usage guidelines
This photo is part of the Photo Ark.
