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Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)

The lagomorphs (/ˈlæɡəmɔːrf/) are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (rabbits and hares) and the Ochotonidae (pikas). There are 110 recent species of lagomorph of which 109 are extant, including 10 genera of rabbits (42 species), 1 genus of hare (33 species) and 1 genus of pika (34 species). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek lagos (λαγώς, "hare") + morphē (μορφή, "form"). (Full article...)

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Rabbit (named Mopsy) sharing an apple with his owner
Rabbit (named Mopsy) sharing an apple with his owner

The House Rabbit Society (HRS) is a non-profit organization based in Richmond, California that rescues and adopts rabbits and educates the community on how to properly care for them. HRS tries to promote responsible rabbit ownership, including the spaying and neutering of all pet rabbits, and proper veterinary care, diet, and exercise. They also advocate the position that pet rabbits should be kept indoors as house rabbits, because they argue that house rabbits live longer, healthier, fuller lives and suffer fewer accidents and health problems.

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Holland Lop
Holland Lops are a breed of rabbit originating in the Netherlands. The breed was recognized by the Netherlands' Governing Rabbit Council in 1964 and the American Rabbit Breeders' Association in 1979. They are popular house pets, known for their sweet temperament and non-aggressive behavior. The breed ties as the smallest breed of the lop-eared rabbits with the American Fuzzy Lop with an ideal weight of 3.0 - 4.0 lbs (1.6 kg) for showing in American Rabbit Breeders' Association sanctioned shows. The most common fur colors are tortoise shell, broken tortoise shell, broken black and black, broken orange, and white.

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"Stevenson's wire fence", 1884 cartoon
"Stevenson's wire fence", 1884 cartoon
"Stevenson's wire fence", 1884 cartoon
This 1884 cartoon ("Stevenson's wire fence") pokes fun at the suggestion to erect a rabbit-proof fence between New South Wales and Queensland in Eastern Australia. Starting in 1901, three such fences were indeed constructed in Western Australia, with the longest of them being officially called the State Barrier Fence of Western Australia.

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... that rabbits have 28 teeth with a dental formula of 2.0.3.31.0.2.3?
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