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Rabbit

Rabbit

πŸ“– In short

The rabbit is a sweet animal with soft fur, long ears and a short fluffy tail like a cotton ball. Rabbits don't walk like other animals: they get around by hopping on their long, strong back legs.

🀩 Did you know?

  • A rabbit's tail is about 5 centimeters long.
  • The smallest rabbit is the volcano rabbit of Mexico, about 35 centimeters long.
  • A rabbit thumps the ground with its back foot to warn the others of danger.
  • Baby wild rabbits are born without fur and with their eyes closed.

πŸ”Ž Find out more

🌟 Ears like radar

A rabbit turns its long ears in every direction to hear any sound of danger, and its eyes are on the sides of its head, so it can see almost all around without turning.

πŸ” Teeth that never stop

A rabbit's front teeth keep growing all its life, so it needs to chew lots of hay and grass to keep them the right length.

πŸ’‘ Homes underground

Wild rabbits dig lots of connected tunnels underground called a warren, where they live in groups and hide from foxes and birds of prey.

🎯 A rabbit at home

Many people keep rabbits at home. A rabbit needs a big clean hutch, hay, vegetables and clean water, and time to hop and play outside its hutch.

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Rabbit

🧩 Test yourself

1 How does a rabbit get around?

2 What does a rabbit do to warn the others?

3 A rabbit's tail is about ?? centimeters long.

4 Which picture shows β€œRabbit”?

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πŸ“· Picture sources: Wikimedia Commons