Bunnies and Rabbits facts

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The word bunny is just another word to call rabbit. There are several types of bunnies. Those include the Amami rabbit, European rabbit and cottontail rabbit.  Here are other interesting facts about bunnies for you:

 Rabbits are also refered to as bunny rabbits.

 Rabbits are around 2-11 pounds and 12-24 pounds.

 Bunnies live in the wetlands, grasslands, forests, woods, meadows and deserts. The European rabbits can be seen giving in the rabbit holes or underground burrows.

 Babies are born with their eyes closed and no fur.

 There are many species of rabbits.
Cottontails, Pygmy and European Rabbits live in the US.

 Rabbits live  in meadows, woods, forests, grasslands, deserts and wetlands.
Throughout history rabbits were a symbol of fertility.

 Bunnies are always associated with long ears. They have the length at 4 inches or 10 cm. The main function of the ears is to detect the predators.

 There are several predators which hunt rabbits such as Iberian lynxes, badgers and red foxes. The bunnies will try to escape from the predators by hopping away using zig zag motion or even burrowing. They will give a powerful kick using the hind legs if they are captured by the predators.

 The teeth and nails of bunnies are strong. The teeth are used for defense, while the digging process is conducted using the nails. The eyes of bunnies are unique for they are capable for seeing 360 degree.

 Some people eat rabbit for food.
Rabbit meat is lower in fat, calories and cholesterol than chicken, beef and pork.

 Rabbits sleep about 8 hours a day.
rabbits only sweat on the pads of their feet.

 Rabbits have long ears that are on average 4 inches long.
Rabbits have short tails.

 Hares are usually bigger with longer ears and a longer hind leg.
Rabbits are herbivores meaning they do not eat meat.

 Bunnies are considered as the native animals of Southeast Asia, southwestern Europe, islands of Japan, South America, parts of Africa and Sumatra.

 Many people have rabbits as pets.
Wild rabbits live around 10 years domesticated rabbits can live much longer around 16 years.

 Rabbits are crepuscular meaning the are most active at dawn and dusk.
Rabbits eat around dusk.

 A female rabbit is called a doe.
A male rabbit is called a buck.
A baby rabbit is called a kit.

 Rabbits live in groups called herds.
All rabbits except the Cottontail Rabbits live in underground burrows.
Cotton Tail Rabbits live in above ground nests.
A group of burrows is called a warren.

 Domesticated (pet) rabbits should never be let out in the wild.  They will not be able to survive.
Domesticated rabbits can be trained.
A rabbit’s foot is believed to bring good luck.  It is believed that this belief started in Europe around 600BC.

 Rabbits are mammals.
Rabbits are lagomorphs. Rabbits and Hares are in the lagomorphs family.
Rabbits are different from hares.
Hares live in above nests like Cotton Tail Rabbits.

 More than half the world’s population of rabbits live in North America.
Rabbits also live in Southwestern Europe, Southeast Asia, Sumatara, parts of japan, Africa and South America.
Most domestic or pet rabbits are European Rabbits.

 The size of rabbit is various. You can have it with the weight at 0.4 kilogram until 2 kilogram. The length can be from 8 inches to 20 inches.
Many people think that rabbit is only available in white tone. Actually you can find the bunnies with buff, grey or brown shades of fur.

 Rabbits eat grass, clovers, wild flowers and farm crops.  Rabbits also eat their own poop.
They reproduce often.  Rabbits usually have 2-3 litter a year.
Each litter has 4-6 babies.

 A rabbit has 28 teeth.
Their teeth never stop growing.

The hind legs of bunnies are very strong, powerful and large. There are five toes on the two front paws. The four toes can be seen on the hind feet.

North America is home to more than 50 percent of the bunnies population in the world.
During the Great American Interchange, rabbit was introduced to South America.