Rabbits are herbivores that are not native to australia. Their numbers have increased steadily since being introduced into australia by european settlers. One likely reason the rabbit population was able to grow so large in that the rabbits

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Seth Odonnell

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8 October, 05:25

Rabbits are herbivores that are not native to australia. Their numbers have increased steadily since being introduced into australia by european settlers. One likely reason the rabbit population was able to grow so large in that the rabbits

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Sterling Russo · Answer 1

I believe the answer is: competed with native herbivores for food

Since the number of foods for herbivores are not increased, the rabbits would most likely compete with the native herbivores and won it. According to law of nature, rabbits have would most likely to pass their genetics compared to the native herbivores, which in long run would increase their overall number of population.

Tony Guzman · Answer 2

Rabbits are herbivores that are not native to Australia. Their numbers have increased steadily since being introduced into Australia by European settlers. One likely reason the rabbit population was able to grow so large in that the rabbits competed with native herbivores for food.