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darskayairene
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:24 am Post subject: Interesting facts about rabbits |
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- Rabbits, hares and picas belong to the "Lagomorpha" order of mammals, not "Rodentia."
- Bunnies are born bald and blind; leverets (baby hares) are born furred and sighted.
- Rabbits are good swimmers!
- Lagomorphs have TWO pairs of upper and lower incisors. Their teeth grow constantly and must be maintained with lots of chewing.
- Those adorable tails are known as "scuts."
- Rabbits molt regularly. They groom constantly and need lots of roughage to prevent hairballs.
- Rabbits can purr ... and scream.
- European rabbits are the ones known for extensive underground burrows and tunnels known as warrens. Hares rest in above-ground divots known as forms.
- Rabbits recycle their food. (Use your imagination.) This is known as refection or caprophagy.
- Lagomorphs are crepuscular, most active around dawn and dusk.
Unlike Bambi's Thumper, our rabbits usually thump both hind legs at the same time. |
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bmason
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:18 pm Post subject: Re: Interesting facts about rabbits |
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darskayairene wrote: - Rabbits are good swimmers!
I remember reading that somewhere before but I never wanted to try it with my rabbits. :) |
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Purr
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:33 am Post subject: |
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Rabbits are good swimmers? :shock:
I guess you learn something new every day. :D |
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bmason
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| It is funny to hear about that rabbits are good swimmers. Has anyone really seen a rabbit swim? I am not saying no one has but it must be rare. |
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