Ep 91 Myxomatosis: Down the rabbit hole
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The story of rabbits in australia, not just their arrival and spread, but also maxoma virus. A farmer by the name of thomas austin got it into his head that hunting wild rabbits on his farm would be really super fun. So he had his brother send over two dozen wild european bits. It seems that only 13 rabbits survived the journey,. But when they got to austin's farm near jelong in south victoria, they were let go free to breed. And since rabbits a breed like rabbits, that's exactly what they did. One female rabbit produces about seven litters a year, with an average of four to six bunnies in each litter
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