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Continental Giant rabbit. The Continental Giant, also known as the German Giant, [1] is a very large breed of rabbit which was originally bred for meat. [2] It is recognized by the British Rabbit Council in two categories, colored and white, [3] [4] but is not recognized as a breed by the American Rabbit Breeders Association.
A green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) which was brought to Sri Lanka along with a male of her species, gave birth to 23 baby anacondas in the Dehiwala Zoo in 2008, and 20 of them survived. [9] This was a very rare occasion of giving birth while in captivity, especially in a relatively unfamiliar territory.
Edwards breeds giant rabbits known as Continental Giants, reportedly at a cost of £5,000 per year, covering 2,000 carrots and 700 apples. The rabbits require a dog crate but run free in the garden during the day.
The sudden death of a healthy 10-month-old continental giant rabbit in the cargo of a United Airlines flight has prompted an investigation.
Annette says that every year, the father and son eat around 2,000 carrots and 700 apples, plus daily bowls of specialist rabbit food and a bale of hay every week -- all of which costs almost $7,500.
Sri Lanka is home to 21 endemic mammals. [1] Number of terrestrial mammals that have been recorded from the country is 91. [2] Additionally there are 28 marine mammals in the oceans surrounding the island. Being an island Sri Lanka lacks land area to supports large animals. [3]
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Sri Lanka, with their respective names in Sinhala also listed. There are 125 mammal species in Sri Lanka , of which one is critically endangered, ten are endangered, ten are vulnerable, and three are near threatened.
A spokesman for the company addressed the sudden death of a 10-month-old giant rabbit following a flight from London's Heathrow Airport to Chicago's O'Hare.