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Rabbit Facts
Normal Rabbit Facts
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Domestic rabbits vary in temperament within the same breed, coming in sassy, romantic (horny),
friendly, and calm temperaments, among others.
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While most breeds have upright ears, lop rabbits are a specific breed where the muscles that hold
their ears upright weaken with age. This makes them cuter.
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Domestic rabbits eat a diet of hay, fresh grass (or other leafy greens like romaine lettuce), and
pellets, with occasional treats like banana or apple.
Cute Rabbit Facts
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Domestic rabbits bond for life with each other ("husbun", "bunwife", among other names) once
neutered, and can grieve for months or even years after their spouse dies.
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Dominance displays often involve one rabbit soliciting grooming from the other by pushing their head
under the others snout. The submissive rabbit is the one that cleans the dominant rabbit.
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Despite being known for being stupid, rabbits love constant enrichment activities like stacked cups
or treat puzzles.
Terrible Rabbit Facts
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The typical rabbit digestive process only lasts approximately 4 hours from mouth to butt. Given that
their primary food source is low energy hay, and they need to eat near-constantly, this also results
in near-constant pooping ("caecotropes", also known as "rabbit truffles"). They need to eat that,
too, to actually extract any energy. Like a cow chewing its cud after it comes out the other end.
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Domestic rabbits reach sexual maturity at 12 weeks old, while the gestation period is also 12 weeks.
You can figure out the rest on your own.
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Because of inbreeding, most lop rabbits suffer from both liver torsion (where a section of their
liver twists in on itself) and deafness in their lives.
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