RabbitsFacts about Rabbits
Rabbits seem to be so cute and familiar to humans. But here are some incredible and amazing facts about rabbits you may not have heard about. A she-rabbit is called a doe, a he-rabbit is called a buck and a little one is called a kit or a kitten.
Overall Facts about Rabbits
Over 50% of rabbits on earth are found in North America.
The long ears of rabbits can reach up to 10 cm
More than half of the world’s rabbits live in North America.
Rabbits have long ears which can be as long as 10 cm (4 in).
The oldest rabbit can be 10 years old.
Their food is plants
Strange facts about rabbits: they can be seen as pests in the countryside where mainly depends on agricultural cultivation because they reproduce so quickly.
The infant rabbits cannot open their eyes and they do not have fur covering their body.
Rabbits possess an excellent sense of smell, vision and hearing. Due to their 360° panoramic vision, they can detect predators from all directions even from behind. The only blind-spot of their vision is a small point in front of their nose.
Owing to their strong hind limbs, they can leap over a long distances. Interesting facts about rabbits: they can jump a meter high and three meters long.
Rabbits live underground in burrows, or warrens which are made up of numerous tunnels with different entrances and exits.
Running, jumping in the air, twisting their body and flicking their feet are their expression of joy.
It is familiar with seeing rabbits keep quite. But they do have a vocal communication system referring to various messages. For example, as running around another rabbit, low humming means affection.
Interesting facts about rabbits: their posture to look for predators is to stand upright on their hind legs for a better vantage point.
Facts about pet rabbits
Over the past 60 years, the number of rabbits kept as pets has been increasing enormously in the UK and other countries. However, a rabbit needs proper care, significant time and cost implications. So, to keep a rabbit during its lifetime can take you over £3,000.
Interesting facts about rabbits: they need to be kept happy. Being aggressive toward people and other pets is the signal of being distressed or emotionally suffering.
To make them happy, keep them in pairs. In wildlife, they are social animals, therefore; they need interaction with others in spite of being kept as pets.
Strange facts about rabbits: the diet only based on vegetables, fruit and carrots can make them malnourished. The food they need more is fiber from hay and grass that is vital for their digestive health.
The space to keep rabbits needs shelter and hiding places. They always feel unsafe and threatened in open space without any protection.
As being kept as pets, they tend to be weaker and behave angrily. Like humans, they offer to be active physically and mentally for good health. So, the environment for them needs to be imitated the natural one by providing them tunnels and platforms for climbing, tree stumps, twigs, suitable toys, and places to hide such as cardboard boxes.
Interesting facts about rabbits: one of their inborn and preferred hobbies is digging. Give them digging substitutes, like sand or earth pit, will help them happy without damaging your garden.
Our cute pets can get bored with the remaining-the-same environment like us. So, changes in scenery can make them happy. Still, too frequent change can create adverse effects. It is highly recommended to change their toys and give them new ones regularly.
Not many people have heard about this, among interesting facts about rabbits, that rabbits can be so beneficial from training. For example, training them to go over small levels of jumping can improve their health, reduce the risk of being overweight.
