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Rabbit

Rabbits are four-legged mammals that have long ears, divided by upper lip and two
powerful back legs which make them a good hopper. At first, they were called
coneys. The name Rabbit was first used to address the young coneys until the
18th century when the word Rabbit became more popular in the society. The
new born rabbits are naked and blind, this helpless condition is the reason why
rabbits live in a secure dens underground.
All rabbits has a typical short tail. Their average body size are 20 to 50 cm long
and the average weight around half to 2 kg. It is recorded that adult rabbit has 3
years lifespan in their natural habitat, but it is also believed that they can live
longer if they are under human care. Just like human, they sleep for about 8 hours
in their underground burrows. They have a wide variety of color, start from white,
brown, black and grey, but most of them have a combination of some colors.
Rabbits communicate to each other by performing various body position and also
by making a few sounds.

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