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The word rabbit derives from the Middle English rabet ("young of the coney"), a borrowing from the Walloon robète, which was a diminutive of the French or Middle Dutch robbe ("rabbit"), a term of unknown origin. [1] The term coney is a term for an adult rabbit used until the 18th century; rabbit once referred only to the young animals. [2]
The New Zealand is commonly used as a meat rabbit with a high feed to meat ratio with fine bones, and are considered one of the best breeds for meat production. [11] Production rabbits are fed more protein (18-20% rather than the typical 16-18% for non-production rabbits), and sometimes alfalfa hay.
Knowing how to read a rabbit's body language is really important whether you are a new bunny parent or an experienced one. Knowing the characteristics of a content rabbit, one who may be feeling ...
She says: "If a rabbit hasn’t eaten for more than 12 hours, there is a real risk of succumbing to the effects of gut stasis. Gut stasis occurs when the normal movements in a rabbit’s digestive ...
A black English Spot. The English Spot is a breed of domestic rabbit that was developed in England in the 19th century through selective breeding.Averaging 5 to 8 pounds in weight, the English Spot is a medium-sized breed that is most noted by the distinctive colored markings on its body, including the butterfly nose marking, eye circles, cheek spots, herringbone, colored ears, and a chain of ...
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The oldest recorded domestic rabbit lived to be 18 years and 10 months old, according to PetMD. Domestic rabbits tend to live longer than their wild counterparts.
The Himalayan rabbit is a small breed of rabbit with similar markings to the Californian rabbit. [1] The body is white with colored points, recognized colors are black, blue, chocolate and lilac. They are one of the oldest and calmest breeds. Adult Himalayans weigh 2.5 to 4.5 pounds (1.1 to 2.0 kg), with an ideal weight of 3.5 lb (1.6 kg).