Rabbit Anatomy
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Other Interesting
Facts About Rabbits:
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Your
Rabbit Could Outlive You! Domesticated rabbits normally live 8
to 10 years, but can live to 15 years old. If your kid goes off to
college, you will inherit the rabbit! |
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Rabbits
are Social Animals Domesticated rabbits in the United States
are the direct descendants of European Rabbits. European rabbits live below
ground level in warrens. One single warren in Europe had 450 rabbits
with 2,000 entrances! Domestic rabbits cannot produce offspring with
rabbits from the Americas such as our Cottontail rabbits. They
have different numbers of chromosomes. Rabbits bond with
people, cats, guinea pigs, a gentle dog and of course, with each other! HopperHome encourages everyone to adopt two rabbits. |
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What
Do You Call Them?
Male
rabbits are bucks. Female rabbits are does.
Newborn rabbits are kits. Young rabbits are bunnies. A whole
bunch of rabbits are called a herd.
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Have
a Heart
A rabbit's heart beats from 130 to 325 beats a minute. It
is true that rabbits can go into shock and die when a predator comes too
close. That is why HopperHome believes rabbits should not be outside at night
in a hutch. |
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No
"Dumb Bunnies!"
My rabbits open latches on their pens
and their bunny cages.
Groucho-bunny let Rosemary Rabbit out if her temporary pen after her surgery when she was confined
to heal.
Groucho-bunny would throw his toys to wake me up to feed him.
Rosemary learned this from him.
Rosemary moved the cardboard bunny playhouse over to the side of her pen so she could
jump on top of it and out. She's a
"Harley Girl"
and very smart!
My rabbits run to the front door before someone knocks and then run back to let me know there is a visitor. Good watch bunnies!
And, they always know along with the cats when an earthquake is going to
happen!
My dad told me a story of a wild rabbit that kept running back and forth
under a fence to wear out his hunting dog who jumped over the fence to
chase the rabbit. The dog was eventually out of breath and never
caught that smart rabbit. I am
not surprised.
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Photo
Credit:
San
Diego HRS "Alexandria" is HopperHome's beautiful
model for rabbit anatomy. Alexandria is a grey and white Rex
(check out that fur) who
was adopted out to a good home from San Diego House Rabbit Society
Chapter.
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