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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.
Different breeds of rabbit at an exhibition in the Netherlands, 1952. As of 2017, there were at least 305 breeds of the domestic rabbit in 70 countries around the world raised for in the agricultural practice of breeding and raising domestic rabbits as livestock for their value in meat, fur, wool, education, scientific research, entertainment and companionship in cuniculture. [1]
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 English Angora can be bred to have broken colors—i.e., white with black spots—but this is not accepted by ARBA standards and would lead to a disqualification when showing the rabbit. When an English Angora rabbit is shown, the toenails should also be only one color, the ears could be folded over at the tips and the furnishings on the ...
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Himalayan may refer to: Himalayas mountain range Transhimalaya, a subrange (some species found there are referred to as "Himalayan" not "Transhimalayan") Himalayan, an album by the band Band of Skulls; Himalayan cat, a breed of domesticated cat; Himalayan guinea pig, a coloration pattern in the domesticated guinea pig (cavy)
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A rabbit court was a walled area lined with brick and cement, while a pit was similar, although less well-lined and more sunken. [2]: 347–350 Individual boxes or burrow-spaces could line the wall. Rabbits would be kept in a group in these pits or courts, and individuals collected when desired for eating or pelts.