Rabbits are one of the cutest animals around, they bring back good memories to me from when I was a child. I remember at the pre-school I used to attend we had a mini animal farm with rabbits, chickens and some other rodents I can’t really remember. The bunnies were the cutest and I would always chase them around hoping to catch one. The white rabbits with the red eyes used to scare the living hell out of me though – I didn’t chase after those ones.
Below are some random facts about the cute little animals I used to chase after:
- Rabbits are not rodents, they are lagomorphs.
- A male rabbit is a buck.
- A female rabbit is a doe.
- A baby rabbit is a kit.
- A rabbits teeth never stop growing.
- Rabbits can be litter trained
- A pet rabbit can live as long as 10 years
- Bunnies get weaned at about 8 weeks old
- Rabbits can purr similar to a cat
- Domesticated rabbits are born without fur
- Domesticated rabbits eyes do not open until they are about 2 weeks old
- Rabbits cannot vomit
- Rabbits need hay to assist the digestive system and prevent fur balls in their stomach
- A group of rabbits is called a herd
- Rabbit meat is lower in fat, cholesterol and calories than chicken, pork and beef (would never eat it though)
- Rabbit droppings make an excellent garden fertilizer
- Rabbits have 28 teeth
- A 4 pound rabbit will drink as much water as a 20 pound dog
- Bunnies love to chew
- Rabbits do not hibernate
- Rabbits can jump 36″ and higher
- Rabbits can suffer heat stroke
- Rabbits can see behind them, but have blind spot in front of their face.
- When rabbits are happy, they will jump and twist, this is called a binky
- Rabbits can start breeding as early as 3-4 months of age
- Predators can literally scare a rabbit to death
- Rabbits can have false pregnancies
- Rabbits groom themselves
- Domestic rabbits cannot breed with wild rabbits
- The only place a rabbit sweats is through the pads on its feet
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