Rabbits, hares and pikas: herbivorous mammals distinguished from rodents by a second, smaller pair of upper incisors positioned directly behind the main pair. Lagomorpha practices coprophagy, re-ingesting a special soft fecal pellet to extract additional nutrients from tough plant material.
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