The rabbit's head is smaller, slightly longer, its mouth is shorter, its upper lip is longitudinally split, and its eyeball is larger. The eye color varies from species to species, including pink, black and brown. Big ears, upright or drooping, are one of the characteristics of this breed. The whole body is covered with thick fur, the back is slightly arched and the abdomen is soft. The forelimbs are short and the hind limbs are long and powerful, especially the hind limbs. Thin skin, underdeveloped sweat glands and few sweat glands on the lips. The skin has respiratory function, and a small part of the scrotum skin of male rabbits is hairless.
Rabbits are widely distributed in the world, mostly in deserts, grasslands, steppes, forests or Woods. It is sleepy and active at night, but quiet during the day, timid and easy to be surprised, gentle but gregarious. Rabbits are herbivores. They feed on the roots, stems, leaves and seeds of plants and only eat their favorite foods.
Unique function
During 30-35 days of gestation, each fetus gives birth to 1- 12. The natural life span of rabbits is generally 4-9 years. Rabbits are widely used as experimental animals and play a unique role in the field of medical science research. In the traditional culture of China, the rabbit is an auspicious animal, as recorded in the ancient book Ruiying Tu: Da Rui, the red rabbit, and Zhong Rui, the white rabbit.
Fu Ruizhi in Song Dynasty also listed white rabbits and other white animals as auspicious things. In ancient China, the ancestors thought the rabbit was a symbol of "fertility", and it was listed as one of the 12 Zodiacs in China. The rabbit is a timid animal. Sudden noise, strangers and strange animals, such as cats and dogs, will make it panic.