Parasite: Parasites are different from predators because parasites only take resources from one host, whereas predators eat many prey. A good example of this is the trematode parasite Schistosoma mansoni. An adult schistosome parasite lives inside of just one human host
Aminotes include synapsids and sauropsids as well as their ancestors, back to amphibians.
I think your answer is a hot summer. during this phase, there would be rapid growth in vegetation leading to increased population in rabbits and other rodents...