, ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁depth . ▁The ▁shelter ▁form ▁is ▁usually ▁located ▁in ▁cl umps ▁of ▁grass ▁and ▁surrounded ▁by ▁dense ▁stands ▁of ▁to b osa ▁grass . ▁The ▁white - s ided ▁jack ra bb it ▁may ▁also ▁occup y ▁under ground ▁sh el ters , ▁but ▁this ▁behavior ▁is ▁rare . ▁It ▁for ages ▁by ▁che wing ▁and ▁pulling ▁grass ▁bl ades ▁near ▁the ▁ground ▁until ▁they ▁are ▁either ▁up root ed ▁or ▁broken ▁off . ▁The ▁food ▁is ▁ing ested ▁by ▁che wing ▁the ▁grass ▁stick ing ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁mouth , ▁with ▁the ▁head ▁raised ▁and ▁the ▁body ▁sitting ▁in ▁a ▁cr ouch ed ▁position . ▁The ▁fore ▁p aws ▁are ▁not ▁used ▁in ▁feed ing ▁except ▁to ▁bra ce ▁against ▁the ▁ground ▁as ▁the ▁grass ▁is ▁bit ten ▁off ▁or ▁up root ed . ▁When ▁e ating ▁certain ▁nut gr ass , ▁however , ▁the ▁fore ▁p aws ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁exc av ate ▁the ▁bul b ous ▁tub ers , ▁leaving ▁behind ▁o val ▁for aging ▁de press ions ▁in ▁which ▁f ec al ▁pel lets ▁are ▁often ▁depos ited . ▁ ▁The ▁white - s ided ▁jack ra bb it ▁has ▁three ▁types ▁of ▁vocal izations . ▁The ▁alarm ▁or ▁fear ▁reaction ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁high - p itch ed ▁sc ream . ▁Another ▁sound , ▁em itted ▁by ▁males ▁in ▁a ▁pair ▁when ▁approached ▁by ▁an ▁outside ▁intr ud ing ▁male , ▁is ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁har sh ▁gr un ts ▁until ▁the ▁intr uder