Fascinating Rabbit Facts

Rabbit teeth never stop growing and it is very important to keep a regular check on them. Rabbits have 28 teeth. Some signs of overgrown teeth are lack of appetite, listlessness and weight loss. Always seek expert advice about this.

Rabbits live for between 4 – 8 years. Giant Rabbits generally live shorter lives – approx 4 -5 years. Dwarf breeds have a longer life span and can live for as long as eight years and in some rare cases, it has been documented, for even longer.

Rabbits’ eyes are on the sides of the head, giving them excellent vision all the way around, with a small blind spot at the point directly in front of them and directly behind them. As prey animals, this trait enables them to keep a lookout for predators.

Rabbits cannot sweat. They release heat over their body surface, especially the ears.

Rabbits have 5 toes on each front paw and 4 toes on each hind paw, so 18 total.

A Rabbit’s pregnancy lasts 28-31 days and an average litter has 6-10 babies.

A female Rabbit is called a doe

A male Rabbit is called a buck.

A young Rabbit is called a kit (or kitten)

Baby Rabbits are born with their eyes closed, and the eyes do not begin to open until around the age of two weeks old.

More than half of the world’s rabbits live in North America.

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Rabbits are crepuscular which means they snooze all day and are most active in the early morning and in the evening.

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When a rabbit is very happy, it jumps up into the air, twisting and flicking its feet and head. This movement is known as a binky!