A Touch of Home (Rabbits)

Rabbit holes to fall down:The European rabbit — Iberian origin, Norman introduction, the escaped livestock that went wild. Thomas Austin and the 1859 release — the most consequential act of homesickness in ecological history. The Rabbit-Proof Fence (1907) — 1,833 kilometres, six years to build, already too late. Myxomatosis (1950) — biological warfare, five hundred million dead, and then resistance. Rabbit haemorrhagic disease (1996) — the second attempt, the same result. The extinction toll — more native Australian species lost to rabbits than to any other introduced animal. Cecotrophy — the rabbit's two-stage digestion and what it reveals about the animal.We spot them. You fall.Instagram: @spotrabbitholeScript and research: Claude by Anthropic. Voices: ElevenLabs. Music: Suno. Cover art: Grok. The human touch: Producer Martin.