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Social Structure
They tend to live in small groups to aid in defense, but not too large so there is not much competion for food.
Groups consist mainly of 1-2 breeding pairs and their offspring. The females are often related to each other
There are no specific roles within the group.
The groups are led by the breeding pairs with equal partnership between males and females
The group is social, sharing chores of looking for predators and finding food sources
Reproduction
Mating usually happens around March with the females giving birth in early May
Male Jackalopes fight for the right mate each spring
Mating is initiated by the male when he clips flowers from surrounding plants and presents them to the female. The female will gather the flowers in her den a food source for when she is gestating
Typical female gives birth to 4-6 offspring at a time.
There are no unique characteristics to the mating
Developement
The young are helpless for the first 6 weeks. They will emerge from the den at 6 weeks but are looked after by the entire group. They become fully independent at 6 months
They reach sexual maturity at about 1 year of age
In their first six weeks they spend their time playing thumb wars with their litter mates.
From 6 weeks to 6 months, they spend their time rolling thier eyes at their parents and sneeking out for parties.
Their horns do not start forming until their are about 6 months old and take about 4 months to completely form
The developement is pretty much the same from males and females, although males tend to make more stupid decisions in their rebellious stage
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