Rabbits are much more than the cute, carrot-munching creatures pop culture makes them out to be. They can dig sophisticated tunnels, grow to weigh more than 20 pounds, and even eat their own poop. Here are some more facts worth knowing about the beloved mammals.

• Rabbits and bunnies are the same animal – there’s no difference in breed or species, just the word we prefer.
• Rabbits and hares are “lagomorphs”, an order that also includes the pika, a small burrowing mammal that looks like a large mouse and lives in colder climates.
• Lagomorphs were originally classified as rodents, but in 1912 the distinction was made between them and rodents.

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• Hares are born with their eyes open, hair covering their bodies, and they can run within a few minutes of birth (much like a Guinea pig!).  Rabbits, on the other hand, are born blind, naked, and remain in a fur-lined nest for the first days of their lives.
• Jackrabbits, which belong to the genus “Lepus,” have been clocked at speeds of 45 miles per hour.
• The rabbits fall into the category of lagomorphs and not rodents.
• A male rabbit is known as a buck, whilst a female is called a doe.
• The baby rabbits are collectively known as litter.
• The teeth of a rabbit are very strong and they never stop growing.
• There are currently 45 known breeds of rabbits.
• A rabbit can easily live up to 10 years, if properly taken care of.
• The rabbits can make sounds that are very similar to that of a cat.
• Rabbits cannot vomit!
• For assisting in digestion they need hay which helps them to prevent forming of fur balls in stomach.
• A mother rabbit feeds her kids for just about five minutes a day.
• The droppings of a rabbit are widely used as a fertiliser in gardens.
• The meat of a rabbit is not red but white.
• Rabbits easily suffer heat stroke and therefore prefer to live in cool places.
• With their eyes placed wide apart they can easily see behind them.
• A rabbit sweats only from its pad on the feet!
• Night Droppings or Cecotropes are eaten by the rabbits there and then.
• When a rabbit is happy they jump and twist which is named as “binky”.
• In total, a rabbit has only 28 teeth for eating.
• Rabbits start breeding at an early age, when they are three to four months old!
• The rabbits can be literally “scared to death” if approached by a predator when they are totally unaware.

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