There are many beautiful animals which are brought up in our homes as pets. These animals are kept to increase beauty while some are kept for guarding purposes. These animals are very well kept in homes. They are fully facilitate and taken care of in homes. These animals are mostly kept in villages where there are spacious houses and the animals get some free space to roam. The animal which is mostly kept in villages are dogs, sheep etc. In cities animals are kept as an ornamental thing. An animal which is mostly kept is rabbit. Here we are discussing some interesting facts about rabbits which will enable us to understand this animal closely and minutely. There are two kinds of rabbit, a domestic one which is kept as a pet in houses and a wild one which is found in forests.
1. Classification
Rabbits belong to their own group lagomorphs. They are placed in their own group due to their specific unique features.
2. Shape
Rabbits have four legs. It has two long ears and a small tail. Two small eyes also present with a blind spot at the front of the face. It can jump up to height of thirty six inch.
3. Food
Rabbits are herbivores. They eat vegetables specially carrots, tree barks and herbs.
4. Social Animal
Rabbit is a social, loving and friendly animal. They easily get mixed with humans and are of very friendly nature.
5. Sensitive Ears
Rabbits have very sensitive ears and can listen to voices of low frequency. These ears also help to regulate the temperature of the body of rabbit.
6. Crepuscular
Rabbits are one of those animals which are very active at dawn and dusk. They are very fresh and active at these times. An example of crepuscular insects is mosquito.
7. Reproduction
Rabbit reproduce sexually. The gestation period in rabbit is of thirty days. They can produce between twenty to forty babies yearly.
8. Kit
The baby rabbit is called a kit. They are born blind and without fur. They open their eyes after two weeks of birth.
9. Natural Fertilizer
People kept rabbits in their gardens and lawns. The dropping of rabbits serves as an excellent garden fertilizer.
10. Meat
Rabbit’s meat is very good for heart patients as it ha slow cholesterol level. It is white in color with low fat and calories. It is used for dieting purpose.