Trained rabbits control weeds in Hungary

Submitted by gbkyser on

The Economist reports that Hungarian biologists have trained rabbits to preferentially eat common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), an invasive plant (and a native to North America).

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21705297-milkweed-toxic-and-hard-get-rid-answer-train-rabbits-it-now

 

Rabbit eating milkweed
Rabbit eating milkweed

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