

From left to right, right femurs of Myotragus, Nuralagus Rex, and modern European Rabbit
So scientists are calling it ‘Nuralagus Rex’ or ‘Rabbit King’. Researchers say this rabbit must have reached the island at a time when the island was connected to the mainland.
Today, this island today isn’t known for rabbits. It’s famed as a sunny tourist destination. So, what is this the name of this Balearic island?
The answer is Menorca. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with Mary Dawson who is Curator Emeritus of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh.
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