It's The Easter Bunny!
25 Fun Facts About The Rabbit Industry
1. According to the USDA, rabbit meat is the most nutritious meat known to man!
2. Like a dog, rabbits can be taught to do tricks 3. Two rabbits were released in Australia in 1859; just thirty years later, there were over 20 million of them! 4. Rabbits, who are herbivores, have a regurgitation process that’s very similar cows chewing their cud 5, Just like deer, a female rabbit is called a doe and a male rabbit is called a buck; but baby rabbits are called either kits or kittens |
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6. A litter usually has between 4 and 12 bunnies
7. Rabbit meat has low cholesterol levels compared with meat from other livestock animals
8. Female rabbits reach sexual maturity within four months of age meaning that, within one year of life, a doe can already have great grandbunnies!
9. Over 50% of Earth’s rabbits live in North America
10. Rabbits teeth to wear the tissue down (just like a human baby) throughout their entire lives—their teeth never stop growing.
11. France eats and produces more rabbits than any other nation in the world
12. 76% of people eat the ears first when enjoying an Easter chocolate bunny
7. Rabbit meat has low cholesterol levels compared with meat from other livestock animals
8. Female rabbits reach sexual maturity within four months of age meaning that, within one year of life, a doe can already have great grandbunnies!
9. Over 50% of Earth’s rabbits live in North America
10. Rabbits teeth to wear the tissue down (just like a human baby) throughout their entire lives—their teeth never stop growing.
11. France eats and produces more rabbits than any other nation in the world
12. 76% of people eat the ears first when enjoying an Easter chocolate bunny
13. Rabbits live in groups called colonies or nests; some breeds live in underground burrows, and a group of burrows is called a warren
14. 63% of fat in rabbit meat is unsaturated (or healthier!) fatty acids 15. Rabbit ears can be up to 4 inches long 16. Baby rabbits double their weight in the first six days of life. In humans, it takes 160 days to double our weight! 17. Rabbits can live for up to ten years (although I have a pet rabbit who’s 13 years old!) |
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18. For every one pound of feed, rabbits produce six pounds of meat! In cattle, that’s only 1 pound
19. Rabbits are part of the scientific order lagomorphs, which were thought to be rodents until 1912
20. The cleanest rabbit meat comes from those that lived up off the ground
21. There is a difference between a rabbit and a hair: when hares are born, they have hair (hence the name?) and their eyes are open, but rabbits are born hairless and with their eyes closed
22. Roman women ate rabbit meat because they believed it would make them beautiful; this led to the first rabbit husbandry starting during this era
23. Jack rabbits can run up to 45 miles per hour
24. Rabbits were used for meat as early as 1500 BC
25. Rabbits reproduce very rapidly—this has led many cultures to coin them a symbol of fertility
Sources:
"Fun Rabbit Facts for Kids - Interesting Information about Rabbits." Science Kids - Fun Science & Technology for Kids! Science
Kids, 8 July 2016. Web. 11 Apr. 2017.
Goforth, Dean. "29 True Facts About Meat Rabbits." 29 True Facts about Meat Rabbits. Dean's Rabbits, 31 Jan. 2015. Web. 11 Apr.
2017.
"Interesting Facts About Rabbits." MSPCAAngell. MSPCA, n.d. Web. 11 Apr. 2017.
Sevilla, Merylee. "19 Fun Facts About Easter You Probably Didn't Realize." Elite Daily. Elite Daily, 06 Aug. 2015. Web. 11 Apr. 2017.
19. Rabbits are part of the scientific order lagomorphs, which were thought to be rodents until 1912
20. The cleanest rabbit meat comes from those that lived up off the ground
21. There is a difference between a rabbit and a hair: when hares are born, they have hair (hence the name?) and their eyes are open, but rabbits are born hairless and with their eyes closed
22. Roman women ate rabbit meat because they believed it would make them beautiful; this led to the first rabbit husbandry starting during this era
23. Jack rabbits can run up to 45 miles per hour
24. Rabbits were used for meat as early as 1500 BC
25. Rabbits reproduce very rapidly—this has led many cultures to coin them a symbol of fertility
Sources:
"Fun Rabbit Facts for Kids - Interesting Information about Rabbits." Science Kids - Fun Science & Technology for Kids! Science
Kids, 8 July 2016. Web. 11 Apr. 2017.
Goforth, Dean. "29 True Facts About Meat Rabbits." 29 True Facts about Meat Rabbits. Dean's Rabbits, 31 Jan. 2015. Web. 11 Apr.
2017.
"Interesting Facts About Rabbits." MSPCAAngell. MSPCA, n.d. Web. 11 Apr. 2017.
Sevilla, Merylee. "19 Fun Facts About Easter You Probably Didn't Realize." Elite Daily. Elite Daily, 06 Aug. 2015. Web. 11 Apr. 2017.
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