Rabbit

Rabbit are four-legged herbivorous mammals with long ears, a divided 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.
Rabbits can only be found in several parts of the world, and of all that are divided into eight
different genera, they are: Genus Pentalagus, Genus Bunolagus, Genus Nesolagus, Genus
Romerolagus, Genus Brachylagus, Genus Sylvilagus, Genus Oryctolagus and Genus
Poelagus.

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.