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The term coney is a term for an adult rabbit used until the 18th century; rabbit once referred only to the young animals. [2] More recently, the term kit or kitten has been used to refer to a young rabbit. [3] [4] The endearing word bunny is attested by the 1680s as a diminutive of bun, a term used in Scotland to refer to rabbits and squirrels. [5]
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery is a children's novel written by Deborah Howe and James Howe, illustrated by Alan Daniel, and published by Atheneum Books in 1979. [1] It inaugurated the Bunnicula series. [2] Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the novel as one of the "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". [3]
To keep the chuckles coming, we’ve compiled a list of the best rabbit jokes – and for the more serious of you, some interesting rabbit facts. So let’s hop to it… Funny rabbit jokes
Rabbits don’t meow like cats or bark like dogs, but believe it or not, when a rabbit is scared or angry, they’ll thump, which sounds a bit like a heavy textbook has just fallen off your bookshelf.
The European rabbit was introduced and established a self-sustaining population in 1971 after a group of school children released 8 rabbits on the island. [76] [77] The European rabbit has been introduced as an exotic species into several environments, often with harmful results to vegetation and local wildlife, making it an invasive species.
With so many different breeds of rabbits, you may be wondering what are the best types of bunnies for pets. While it may be hard to resist a cute, floppy-eared friend, the truth is that some ...
The female English Lop rabbit is known to be particularly prolific, with rich milk, and a good maternal sense, and can produce large litters of 5–12, with a gestation period of 28–35 days. On average they give birth at 30–32 days.
The pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) is a rabbit species native to the United States.It is also the only native rabbit species in North America to dig its own burrow. [5] [6] The pygmy rabbit differs significantly from species within either the Lepus (hare) or Sylvilagus (cottontail) genera and is generally considered to be within the monotypic genus Brachylagus.