Fun Facts About Bunny Rabbits

Rabbits began to be domesticated during the Middle Ages. Pet bunnies originated from wild bunnies in Africa and Europe. Bunnies are fairly easy to take care of and can be trained rather easily. They usually sleep throughout the day are are active most in the morning and in the evening. Pet bunnies love to be handled and enjoy being around people. They make great pets for many people.

  1. Bunny Years

    • Like dogs, a bunny year is different than a human year. One human year is the same as 10 bunny years. The typical life span of a bunny is eight to 10 years if they are not neutered and 10 to 14 years if they are neutered.

    Eating

    • Bunnies don't have stomach muscles, so they need to eat constantly throughout the day so their digestion continues to move. They need to have about 420 swallows a day. Bunnies like to and need to eat their own poop to get the nutrition that they need. They have three types of poop and two stomachs. Bunnies have a large amount of bacteria in the stomach that helps them digest fiber.

    Anatomy

    • Bunnies take about 30 to 60 breaths each minute. They keep a fairly high body temperature, between 101 and 104 degrees. Bunnies cannot see in front of their face, but they do have a wide vision field of 190 degrees. A rabbits teeth grows 2 to 3 mm each week. A bunny's skeleton is light, weighing only 8 percent of its total body weight. A female bunny is called a doe and a male bunny is called a buck. A baby bunny is called a kitten.

    Breeds

    • Bunnies were discovered more than 3,000 years ago in Spain. In Europe, there are more than 200 unique breeds of bunnies. Each continent in the world has wild bunnies except the continents of Australia and Antarctica. There are thousands of bunnies rescued each year due to human neglect. Only about 10 percent of bunnies that are abandoned will survive.