ESA002-00207
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 race 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
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- Brachylagus idahoensis
- bryn
- Bunny
- captive animals
- Close-up
- columbia basin pygmy rabbit
- copy space
- ear
- extinct in the wild
- federally endangered
- Female
- full length
- mammal
- Oregon
- Oregon Zoo
- Photo Ark
- Portland
- pygmy rabbit
- Rabbit
- rare
- rear view
- studio shot
This photo © Joel Sartore 2021. Image usage guidelines
This photo is part of the Photo Ark.
