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Population Time Rabbits Released Wild Overwhelmingly Huge Give

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In 1859, 12 rabbits were released into the wild. By 1905, there was an overwhelmingly huge population of rabbits. Give 3 reasons why the population had grown to be so large?
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-Rabbits have a high sexual reproduction rate
-There were no natural predators at the time
-No pathogens (diseases) at the time
-No competition (for food + water)

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