Facts about Bunnies!!!

     Bunnies are the cute fluffy animals that can be pets. Did you know that a wild rabbit can live around 1-2 years? The male rabbits are called bucks while females are called does. An older term for an adult rabbit is coney, while rabbits once referred only to the young animals. More terms for a rabbit is bunny or hare. Also, rabbits and hares use to be classified in the order Rodentia and then they were moved into a new order, which is Lagomorpha. The many species of a rabbit include of

Rabbit Ears

Name Description Occurence
Erect Ears Both rabbit ears are upright. Most common
Full Lop Ears Both of the rabbit's ears droop down on the rabbit's cheeks and shoulders. Less Common
Half Lop Ears One of the rabbit's ears is down like a full lop's. However, the other ear is up like an erect ear's. Uncommon
Oar Lop Ears Both ears are horizontal to the ground and out over the rabbit's shoulders like a boat's oar at rest. Uncommon
Horn Lop Ears The two ears are also horizontal to the ground, but out over the rabbit's nose Rare

Erect Ears