After three years on the island without scavengers the rabbit population stabilizes at 98,437 rabbits - the island's carrying capacity. Start with this many rabbits and introduce 50 foxes. Run your program for 20 months and record the rabbit population and the fox population numbers. Create a graph of the rabbit and fox populations as a function of time. Answer the following questions:

 What is the rabbit population after the 20^th month?

 How many rabbits are born during the 20^th month?

 How many rabbits die of starvation during the 20^th month?

 How many rabbits die of old age during the 20^th month?

 How many rabbits are killed during the 20^th month?

 What is the fox population after the 20^th month?

 How many foxes are born during the 20^th month?

 How many foxes die of starvation during the 20^th month?

 How many foxes die of old age during the 20^th month?

What would have happened if the original 200 rabbits were marooned on Grassland with 10 foxes? Create a graph of the rabbit and fox populations for 20 months under these circumstances.

 What are the rabbit and fox populations after 40 months?

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