Growing up in Sandwich, Thornton W. Burgess was inspired by the environment around him — the plants and animals, the marshes, beaches and woods. In time, he put those aspects of Cape Cod into his ...

We’re all familiar with “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” by Beatrix Potter. Peter Rabbit ventures into Mr. McGregor’s garden despite explicitly being told not to by his mother. His sisters, Mopsy, Flopsy ...

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 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 ...

Spring has sprung. And Peter Cottontail, everyone’s favorite anthropomorphic rabbit, has been busy. On Saturday, Cottontail cruised through the city of Aiken with a smile on his face, a top hat wedged ...

Q: How did the Easter Bunny get the name “Peter Cottontail”? I mean, I know why a rabbit would be referred to as having a “cotton tail,” but how did that specific name come about? R.B. Answer: The ...

“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 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, ...