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54 Interesting Facts About Rabbits and Facts for Kids
Through this article, today we are going to read interesting facts and information about rabbits with you people. Rabbit is a very small and cute animal and many people like to keep rabbits in their homes.
Among animals, rabbits are small and very beautiful and our mind becomes happy as soon as we see it. Due to the cute antics of the rabbit, we will not be able to stop ourselves from touching its soft body. Let's know about 54 interesting facts about rabbits and start this article,
1. Rabbit is a playful and agile animal and likes to live in its group. Many species of rabbits are found in the world. You will not believe that there are about 305 species of pet rabbits in the world and about 13 species of rabbits are present in the forest.
2. The main species of rabbits are Holland Lop, Alaska, Jersey Wooly, Mini Lop and Rex rabbits. The Lop species is considered to be the most beautiful species in the world.
3. Lop species of rabbits are mostly white in colour and their colour is very similar to that of white duck. The name of the world's most noisy rabbit in the rabbit species is Volcano Rabbit and it can be seen in Mexico.
4. Each species of rabbit is quite different from each other and all those species have some very unique and interesting characteristics. Rabbits have different characteristics as well as different adaptations that protect them from various changes in the climate and environment.
5. The scientific name of the rabbit is Oryctolagus Cuniculus and scientists believe that rabbits originated in Europe and Africa. Rabbits being capable of rapid reproduction, soon spread all over the world.
6. Over the years, rabbits have been taken to islands and remote areas where they could not reach naturally. The most rabbits in this world are present in North America and Antarctica is the only continent where not a single rabbit is found.
7. Rabbits have many different places where they can make their habitat. Most of the areas that are known as rabbit habitat are grasslands, forests, meadows, mountains and some similar places.
8. Apart from all these places, some important species of rabbits also prefer their habitats such as estuaries, marshes, wetlands and some other volcanic areas.
9. For rabbits taken as pets, the habitat can also be parks, gardens, farms and suburbs. Most rabbits are also found in areas like Eurasia, North and Central America, Africa and South America.
10. Rabbit is a very attractive, cute, beautiful and small animal in appearance. People mostly like to keep rabbits as pets because the rabbit keeps jumping all day long.
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11. Another major interaction between humans and rabbits is because these animals are also domesticated.
12. Originally, rabbits were always used as a source of food for people, but with the change in time, these cute animals have also taken the role of our pets.
13. There are many breeds of rabbits in India and most other countries. Due to their skin texture, they are also used for production purposes in industries and rabbit fur is a very important part of the manufacturing business.
14. Humans started raising these cute rabbits during the early Middle Ages. At that time, they were kept as livestock and at that time there were not many variations in the color, size and fur pattern of rabbits.
15. Rabbits are mostly found in black, white, gray and brown colors. Rabbits are a mammalian animal and female rabbits have breasts.
16. Talking about the body structure of these cute animals, most rabbits are between 35-45 cm in length. But there are some rabbit species in this world which are smaller than 35 cm or larger than 45 cm.
17. The name of the smallest rabbit in the world among rabbit species is Pygmy Rabbits and these rabbits found in North America weigh between 375 to 500 grams. The body length of a rabbit is between 23.5 to 29.5 cm.
18. Despite being small, these animals are incredibly fast and agile. Among the rabbit species, the largest pet rabbit in the world is the Flemish Giant Rabbit, whose average weight is about 15 pounds. But sometimes their weight has been seen up to 22 pounds and its length can be up to 4 feet 3 inches.
19. Let us tell you that rabbits have high hearing power. You will not believe that rabbits can easily hear sounds up to 2 miles away and this helps these animals to detect predators.
20. The interesting thing about rabbits is that it can move one of its ears and in cold weather, rabbits can also keep both their ears curled up to avoid the cold.
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21. For this reason, rabbits hear better in summer than in winter because in cold days rabbits mostly like to keep their ears curled up.
22. Rabbits have larger ears than most of the creatures walking on earth. This is considered very useful when they have to hear their predators.
23. It can be said that the lifespan of rabbits has increased by a few years just because they can hear their predators and save their lives.
24. The hearing ability of these animals is very good and rabbits are also able to hear sounds with a higher frequency than humans. Rabbits, that is, these animals can easily hear frequencies from 360 Hz to 42000 Hz.
25. Both the ears of a rabbit are about 10 centimeters long and one feature of the ears of a rabbit is that both the ears of the rabbit can work separately from each other, due to which the rabbit can detect the direction of any sound in a short time.
26. Rabbits can see up to 360 degrees, but a blind spot is found below the nose of the rabbit. When the rabbit eats its food, it cannot see, rather the rabbit detects it only by smelling and rabbits are able to look behind easily without turning.
27. If we talk about the eyes of a rabbit, then their eyes are capable of seeing up to an angle of 360 degrees, but rabbits are not able to see very well.
28. Despite not having good eyesight, rabbits are able to differentiate between colors. Although rabbits are not very capable of seeing red color, they can easily see green, blue and yellow colors.
29. There is a scent gland present under the chin of the rabbit which when rubbed on any object, the same scent arises in that object as well and this animal does this to identify its territory.
30. Out of 24 hours of the day, the rabbit spends 8 to 10 hours sleeping and about 6 to 8 hours eating. The rabbit animal sleeps for 8 to 10 hours in a day and not only this, the rabbit remains alert even while sleeping.
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31. Rabbits mostly sleep with their eyes open and it cannot be ascertained from their eyes whether the rabbit is awake or asleep.
32. The memory power of this animal is very fast. This animal remembers how the person has behaved with it.
33. It is a cute animal and keeps making a map of every place in its mind. Rabbits do not like anything to move from one place to another.
34. Before 1912, rabbits were kept in the category of 'rodents' i.e. rats, squirrels etc., then they were kept in the category of 'lagomorpha' i.e. hare and pika.
35. Rabbits are animals that live in groups and their group is called 'herd'. Mostly rabbits feel insecure when kept alone. The complete development of a rabbit is better when the rabbit is kept with other rabbits or domestic pets.
36. Rabbits can also be sad or go into depression. Rabbits mourn the loss of their companions. If they are not played with, they feel lonely.
37. Rabbits are capable of running at a speed of 70 kilometers per hour and one of their running characteristics is that they can run zigzag to save themselves from their predators.
38. The fastest running rabbit in the world is named Jackrabbits and their running speed is up to 72 kilometers per hour. The heart of a rabbit beats very fast and the heart of a rabbit beats 120 to 150 times in a minute.
39. The body temperature of a rabbit is 98 Fahrenheit to 102 Fahrenheit. The short legs of rabbits may be a bit confusing but they have hind legs that are quite long and strong.
40. These muscular legs come in handy when they need to jump and run at impressive speeds.
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41. Another characteristic about rabbits is that when rabbits are running, they always use their toes and put them on the ground instead of using their entire foot.
42. The only sweat on the body of a rabbit is on its feet and apart from this, there is no sweat anywhere on their body. When a rabbit feels threatened, it hits its hind legs on the ground so that it can inform its companions.
43. All rabbits are strict herbivores and this means that these animals depend on plants and other plant-related material for their food.
44. The main food of this animal includes flowers, vegetables, leaves, grass, fruits, grains, salad etc. Rabbits love carrots very much.
45. It includes all types of plants like weeds, leaves, grass, flowering plants and other related things. There may be some special species of rabbits that like to eat a certain type of plant.
46. You will be surprised to know that rabbits sometimes eat their own feces because they are not able to digest the food they eat in one go.
47. There are 28 teeth present in the mouth of a rabbit, out of which 16 are on the top and 12 on the bottom and out of all these 28 teeth, 4 are incisors teeth. The teeth of a rabbit grow by 2mm every week. There are two big teeth in the upper jaw of the rabbit, these big teeth help them to gnaw their food.
48. The gestation period of a female rabbit is about 1 month and the female rabbit gives birth to about 1 to 12 babies at a time. After 2 weeks, the eyes of the rabbit babies open and they need their mother's milk for 8 weeks.
49. You will be surprised to know that at the time of birth of a rabbit, there is not a single hair on their body. The record of the most babies born by a rabbit at a time is 24 babies. This animal acquires sexual skills when it is about 6 months old.
50. The female rabbit is called 'doe', the male rabbit is called 'buck' and the rabbit's babies are called 'kits'.
51. If the rabbit is not a prey of a hunter, then the lifespan of the rabbit is about 8 to 10 years, but in the forest, predatory animals allow the rabbit to live only for one year.
52. The longest living rabbit in the world was named Flopsy from Australia and it lived for 18 years and about 11 months.
53. Rabbits are killed the most in the world by humans. Every year about 1 billion rabbits are killed by humans for rabbit meat and fur.
54. China is the only country in the world which is the largest producer of rabbit meat. China alone produces 40% of the world's rabbit meat.
Rabbits Facts For Kids
1. Where are rabbits found?
Rabbits are found almost all over the world. While Antarctica is a continent where there is not a single rabbit.
2. What is the scientific name of rabbit?
The scientific name of rabbit is Oryctolagus Cuniculus.
3. How many species of rabbit are there in the world?
Many species of rabbit are found on earth. There are about 305 species of domestic rabbit and about 13 species of wild rabbit in the world.
4. How do rabbits look?
Rabbits are mostly found in black, white, gray and brown colors.
5. What is the size of a rabbit?
Talking about the body structure of a rabbit, usually the length of a rabbit is between 35-45 cm. But there are some species of rabbits which can be smaller than 35 cm or larger than 45 cm.
6. What do rabbits eat?
The main food of rabbits includes flowers, vegetables, leaves, grass, fruits, grains, salad etc. Rabbits love carrots.
7. How fast can rabbits run?
A rabbit can run at a maximum speed of 70 kilometers per hour.
8. How many hours do rabbits sleep?
A rabbit spends 8 to 10 hours in 24 hours sleeping and 6 to 8 hours eating food.
9. How many babies does a female rabbit give birth to?
The gestation period of a female rabbit is about 1 month and she gives birth to 1 to 12 babies in one pregnancy.
10. How long do rabbits live?
The lifespan of a rabbit is 8 to 10 years. But in the forest, its hunters allow it to live only for 1 year.