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Tri-Color(Harlequin) – White with either: Black & Orange, Lilac & Fawn, Chocolate & Orange, or Blue & Fawn. Pattern – A Broken with a balanced nose marking, eye markings, colored ears, colored tail, and colored body spots. Colored area covering 10% to 50% of the rabbit. Note: Tri-color is to be shown as a Harlequin or broken
The average life span for the Harlequin rabbit is 5 years or more. The Harlequin was first exhibited in Paris in 1887. They were then imported into England a few years later. Harlequins were used for meat during World War II. Harlequins are nicknamed “the clown of the rabbits” and “the royal jester” because of the color separations and ...
The harlequin color/pattern is found now in a different breed of rabbit: the Tri-Colour Dutch, also known as the Harlequin Dutch. Such evolutions in terminology pertain also to some fur types, where (for example) the Rex breed has rex fur. There are now other rabbit breeds that also have rex fur. For example, the unusually "rexed" Astrex rabbit ...
Other modern-day rex rabbit breeds are listed below. Care must be taken to distinguish the rex rabbit breeds from the three types of rex rabbit fur for which they are known. The Rex rabbit breed that is recognized by ARBA is a medium-sized rabbit with a commercial, round body and an ideal weight range of 3.4–4.8 kg (7.5–10.5 lb). [3] The ...
The fur of rex rabbits are the most sought after rabbit pelts. [38] Rex rabbits have a rare gene that causes them to have no guard hairs, only soft underfur. [39] This makes all the fur on the pelt of equal length and incredibly soft to the touch. While the pelts of regular rabbits are often used in utilitarian garments for warmth, rex rabbits ...
The Orange rabbit is a small rabbit weighing 2.5 to 3.2 kg (5.5 to 7.1 lb). It got its name from the color of its fur, [110] which is a dark orange. The breed originates from Sweden, and was bred by judge Nils Jönsson in 1966. [111] It is part of the National Orange and Fawn Rex Rabbit Association. [112]
The Velveteen Lop's coat should feel short and plush to the touch. The fur is thick, creating a velvet plush-like texture. The coat can be a variety of colors and patterns common in lop rabbits. [4] The overall goal is a rabbit with the fur characteristics of the Mini Rex breed and the build and ear length of an English Lop in a modest size.
The name Harlequin is taken from that of a mischievous "devil" or "demon" character in popular French Passion Plays.It originates with an Old French term herlequin, hellequin, first attested in the 11th century, by the chronicler Orderic Vitalis, who recounts a story of a monk who was pursued by a troop of demons when wandering on the coast of Normandy, France, at night.