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Have you ever wondered about the dichotomy between "bunny" and "rabbit"? Rabbits are everywhere, from the cracking outdoors to our tv screens. They might seem so common that a trivial bit of digging into their biology and what they symbolize can often lead to surprise. What all almost bunnies makes them so special? Come up with us down the rabbit hole — pun intended — and yous'll encounter what we mean.

Rabbits, Bunnies and Hares: What'southward in a Word?

The words "bunny" and "rabbit" are in part synonyms and in some other mode are like accessories to each other. "Bunny" comes from the Celtic/Scottish word "bun," which dates dorsum to the 1600s and was used to depict someone's rear-end or the hide of a rabbit that someone may have hunted or trapped. At some point in the 1800s, "bunny" started to grab on as a colloquial term for a young woman or girl. This slang is still in use today, admitting with a more "developed" context a la a Playboy bunny.

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Rabbits were near commonly referred to every bit "coneys" up until the 1700s. This is where the proper noun for Coney Island comes from (I had always thought it was an ice foam reference!). Hares are the crocodiles to rabbits' alligators. A hare volition be bigger than a bunny/rabbit and alive in grass as opposed to the ground. Hares generally live in the wild, while bunny rabbits are more domesticable animals.

As far every bit the Easter Bunny goes, it came from Frg just like Santa Claus. Many people abstained from eggs because of Lent, so they always resumed eating eggs on Easter. Since eggs only stay fresh for so long, this besides may be why nosotros hard eddy our eggs before we decorate them. Decorating them makes sense, because who wants to look at eggs for very long?

Somewhen, German immigrants brought over their practice of "Osterhase," a chase to find decorated eggs, to the states in the 1700s. How a rabbit became the mascot of an egg-related vacation that'due south also meant to commemorate the Resurrection of Christ is unclear, but historians speculate that rabbits as a symbol of fertility fit and so well with spring that the animal somewhen became emblematic of the holiday.

Reference Rabbit Roundup: iv Posts That Are All Well-nigh Bunnies

Hither at Reference, the subject area of bunnies is certainly not off limits — and is perhaps even an area of involvement amongst our staff and readers. Bated from the Easter Bunny, the Analeptic Bunny, Bugs Bunny, Roger Rabbit, Thumper from Bambi and other rabbits are all touchstones in civilization today, and then it's fitting that we'd want to know more about what these animals are actually similar.

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Equally a species, the rabbit is small plenty to be a pet and fast and independent enough to live in the wild. Plus, their mostly herbal diet makes them outgoing enough to be considered "beautiful." In that location's a lot to appreciate and admire about bunnies.

They are known for their reproductive habits and rightfully so, they mate quite oftentimes. They spring quite high and live in unique homes.

Even More than Facts That Are All Near Bunnies

Rabbits take first-class hearing and tin can rotate their ears 180 degrees. That power helps bunnies pinpoint the location of detail sounds to helps them avoid predators. The term "rabbit ears" for one's cable antenna goes beyond the clarification of their appearance — their rotational range and reception function make the term rather plumbing fixtures. Movement of the ears also assists rabbits' body temperatures because rabbits' claret flows differently when their ears are in different positions.

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Yous might be surprised to find out that rabbits don't actually swallow carrots. They don't enjoy root vegetables in full general; grass hay is a fleck more their style. They don't need to be bathed ofttimes because they are very clean animals, but brushing them regularly can go on them happy and healthy. They also enjoy eating fruits and other sweets.

Like deer, male and female rabbits are referred to as "bucks" and "does" respectively. Maybe information technology'southward an antlers thing?

Rabbits might see their biggest fourth dimension in the spotlight around Easter and spring, but National Rabbit Twenty-four hours is really on the final Saturday of September every year. This checks out, considering rabbits are everywhere, and in that location is a lot to celebrate.