 Female black @-@ tailed jackrabbits do not prepare an elaborate nest . They give birth in shallow excavations called forms that are no more than a few centimeters deep . Females may line forms with hair prior to giving birth , but some drop litters in existing depressions on the ground with no further preparation . Young are born fully furred with eyes open , and are mobile within minutes of birth . Females do not protect or even stay with the young except during nursing . Ages of weaning and dispersal are unclear since the young are well camouflaged and rarely observed in the field . Captive black @-@ tailed jackrabbits are fully weaned by 8 weeks . The young stay together for at least a week after leaving the form . 
 Female black @-@ tailed jackrabbits do not prepare an elaborate nest . They give birth in shallow excavations called forms <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>are</mark></a>no more than a few centimeters deep . Females may line forms with hair prior to giving birth , but some drop litters in existing depressions on the ground with no further preparation . Young are born fully furred with eyes open , and <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>are</mark></a>mobile within minutes of birth . Females do not protect or even stay with the young except during nursing . Ages of weaning and dispersal <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>are</mark></a>unclear since the young <a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>are</mark></a>well camouflaged and rarely observed in the field . Captive black @-@ tailed jackrabbits are fully weaned by 8 weeks . The young stay together for at least a week after leaving the form . 
Female black @-@ tailed jackrabbits do not prepare an elaborate nest . They give birth in shallow excavations called forms no more than a few centimeters deep . Females may line forms with hair prior to giving birth , but sum drop litters in existing depressions on the ground with no further preparation . Young r born fully furred with eyes open , and mobile within min of birth . Females do not protect or even stay with the young except during nursing . Ages of weaning and dispersal unclear since the young well camouflaged and rarely observed in da field . Captive black @-@ tailed jackrabbits arrully weaned by 8 weeks . Tdayoung stay together fir at least a week after leaving the form .