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Cottontail

🎯 Anatomy & Internal Organs (X-Ray)

X-Ray Cottontail
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Cottontail

System / English: Cottontail

🎯 Game Class: 1

🕒 Need Zone Activity Cycles (24h Clocks)

☀️ Day (06:00 – 18:00)
12:00 - 13:00: Rest / Sleep13:00 - 14:00: Rest / Sleep14:00 - 15:00: Rest / Sleep15:00 - 16:00: Feed16:00 - 17:00: Feed17:00 - 18:00: Feed06:00 - 7:00: Feed07:00 - 8:00: Feed08:00 - 9:00: Feed09:00 - 10:00: Feed10:00 - 11:00: Feed11:00 - 12:00: Rest / Sleep12:001261509
🌙 Night (18:00 – 06:00)
00:00 - 1:00: Rest / Sleep01:00 - 2:00: Rest / Sleep02:00 - 3:00: Rest / Sleep03:00 - 4:00: Rest / Sleep04:00 - 5:00: Feed05:00 - 6:00: Feed18:00 - 19:00: Feed19:00 - 20:00: Feed20:00 - 21:00: Rest / Sleep21:00 - 22:00: Rest / Sleep22:00 - 23:00: Rest / Sleep23:00 - 24:00: Rest / Sleep00:0000180321
Drink
Feed
Rest / Sleep

Senses: Sharp hearing and smell. Weak vision, struggles to distinguish stationary silhouettes against terrain.

Behavior: Crepuscular and nocturnal (18:00–06:00). Freezes in dense brambles, brush piles, or weed patches along Appalachian forest edges during daylight.

Diet: Clover, young roots, greens, shrub bark.

Population: Solitary. Extremely fast generational turnover and swift recovery after heavy hunting pressure.