HAMPDEN, Mass. — In The Adventures of Peter Cottontail, the children's classic published 100 years ago, the title character offers this advice: "When you need a safe retreat/a briar patch cannot be ...

The grass is not that green for the New England cottontail rabbit anymore, as its habitat is disappearing — and if there is no intervention the Massachusetts famous rabbit could become extinct, ...

The life expectancy of rabbits is eight to 12 years. Which makes ol' Peter Cottontail all the more amazing. The TV star has turned 40. To mark his birthday, Classic Media has reissued "Here Comes ...

“Peter Rabbit Had It Coming.” That was the title I gave to a chapter about garden pest control in a book I wrote many years ago. In fact, even as a child I rooted for Peter’s adversary, Mr. McGregor.

The New England cottontail was once so common that Massachusetts author Thornton Burgess adapted one named Peter for the children’s stories he penned a century ago. But the critter that inspired “The ...

Over the centuries, the leaders of the christian church have made a habit of screwing around with the calendar in order to piggyback their own holidays on top of popular and long-standing Pagan ...