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The world record for the
rabbit high jump is 1 meter.
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The world record for the
record long jump is 3 meters. That's over 9 feet!
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The largest litter of baby
rabbits is 24. It has happened twice. Once in 1978 and
again in 1999.
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The longest ears are 31.125
inches long. They belong to an American rabbit, Nipper's
Geronimo.
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The longest-lived rabbit
was nearly 19 years old when he died.
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Biggest bunny:
26
lbs.!
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A rabbit has 18 toenails:
4 on each of the back feet, and 5 on each of the front.
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The smallest wild rabbit
breed in North American is the Pygmy or Little Idaho rabbit, which
weighs slightly less than one pound.
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There are over 150
different rabbit coat colors, but only 5 eye colors (brown,
blue-grey, blue, marbled, and pink).
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President Lincoln allowed
his sons to keep many pets in the White House, including pet
rabbits.
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Rabbits are most active at
dawn and dusk.
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Rabbits are lagomorphs, not
rodents. They are related to hares and pikas.
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Rabbits can see behind them
without turning their heads.
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Rabbits are not indigenous
to Australia.
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Rabbits were released on
deserted islands to give shipwrecked sailors a food source until
they could be rescued.
