Take a closer look at this bunny as he tours the azaleas on Gregory Bald. I’ve never seen a rabbit with this pattern on his fur before. Photo by Ann Froschauer.
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Hey I saw this bunny too! I was up there a few weeks ago taking pictures of the azaleas and also saw the bunny. I took a few shots and then he ran off into the bushes. I was imagining he said “nyah nyah you can’t get me” haha
Here is one of my pictures of him/her
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dsphoto-/2563739238/
I agree his markings do look a bit different from the bunnies we have around the house in knoxville.
That isn’t a pattern on the bunny. He is losing his hair and trying to rub it off like a deer does his antlers. Was it in the springtime?
The Cherokee name for Gregory Bald was “Tsistu’yi,” or “Rabbit Place.” According to tribal lore, the chief of all rabbits— known simply as the Great Rabbit— lived at the summit.[4] The rabbit, considered by the Cherokee to be sly and mischievous, was a key figure in tribal legends, showing the importance the tribe placed upon the mountain.[5]