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  Rabbits consume a lot of food. Sixteen rabbits consume as much as one sheep. They thrive in dry-land areas where they feast on shrubs and tree seeds, such as Acacia seeds. They are normally in groups of six to seven per hectare. They have eaten well over 4 million square kilometers of land (the number is rising). Because, they eat vegetation, the soil is severely damaged and the ecosystem suffers.

Rabbits are difficult to control because they reproduce so quickly. They can be pregnant for a month and have four to seven children. In a year, one rabbit can give birth to 30 to 40 children.

The rabbit competes for food and habitat with other marsupials. Rabbits have so intensified in number that other marsupials have been displaced. The bilby was the strongest marsupial, but has been beaten by the rabbits.
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