The Rabbit House» rabbit-breeds Archives – The Rabbit House http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:58:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Pygmy Rabbits Breed… Like Rabbits http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/2007/06/15/pygmy-rabbits-breed-like-rabbits/ http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/2007/06/15/pygmy-rabbits-breed-like-rabbits/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:56:28 +0000 Tamsin http://therabbithouse.com/blog/?p=4 The way rabbits breed you wouldn’t think a new litter of kits would be anything to write home about, but Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbits had scientists excited today when they descovered the first wild-born litters of this heavily endangered species.

What’s a Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit you may ask? Don’t worry I hadn’t heard of them either. A little research and it turns out pygmy is not an exageration; at 375-500g they are half the size of the Netherland Dwarf (the smallest domestic breed).

For more information on the breeding program (and some very cute pictures) visit: Washington State University.

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