rabbit surprise

@jb78000 (15139)
December 28, 2009 7:38am CST
animals as well as people are not always what they appear or what you think. i have already discussed chickens being caring and affectionate to each other and intelligence in a relative of snails so i am going to move on to rabbits. cute little balls of fluff - well not always. people are often surprised when rabbits hit bunny puberty that they can be aggressive and pushy (the males can live up to one stereotype though...) and don't usually realise that they are intelligent. the way they communicate is different to dogs and cats, who we can understand fairly well, so floppy eared furries is how they are thought of. so are there any other animals who have surprised you when you found out more about them by not really matching their general image? oh and here is the obligatory youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttk-vkOFiRk
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• United States
28 Dec 09
I've been around rabbits all my life and some of them can be pretty evil. There are certain breeds, such as checkered giants, that are a little more tempermental. A rabbit is definitely not an animal I would recommend for a small child's pet. Some rabbits can be really gentle. Most flemish giants are nice rabbits, but they can grow to be up to 30 pounds. That a large rabbit. On the plus side, they can be litter trained and fixed. Just like any animal, you have to be aware of the potential for danger. If it has teeth, it can bite.
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@jb78000 (15139)
28 Dec 09
they have not really been bred for personality traits (dogs, cats, all farm animals and even rats have) and this can be a problem. i really think the only suitable pet for most (not all) children is a dog - for the animal's sake as well as the child's. rabbits can make very nice family pets but i certainly wouldn't put your average child in sole charge of one.
@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
28 Dec 09
I got a bizzare one for ya. I got up one morning and as the coffee was brewing, I opend my back door to let some air in. As I glanced down on the back porch, I noticed a bear had decided to take a dump on it sometime durring the night. Well, I took a pitcher of water and rinsed it off so I didn't forget about it it and walk out and step in it later. the next morning I got up and opened the same door to let my cat in and there it was again, relatively in the same spot, another wonderfull calling card from a bear. So I got the pitcher out again, filled it with water and rinsed it off again. This went on 3 more days in a row after that second time. I am guessing this is a territory marking thing? *shrug*
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@jb78000 (15139)
28 Dec 09
a very cute story indeed. i think you are right about territory marking and i think your porch has now been taken over. maybe you can sit with him sometimes to drink moonshine, shoot passersby and play with straw. or whatever you do on your porch over there...
@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
28 Dec 09
Nuthin doin, this is the same bear who destroyed my barb'q grill and my humming bird feeder, there's a feud on. Incidentaly have you ever drank moonshine? An experience I highly recomend at least once in your life....he he.
@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
28 Dec 09
lol, no, I have never made it myself.
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
29 Dec 09
I'm learning something new everyday, hmmmp... it's like Discovery Channel in worded version.. thanks Judith.. Ha..warning! rabbits! LOL....
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
31 Dec 09
Hihihi..keep it coming, Judith. I, for one would love topics like that. Fresh breather, whooohooo..penguins are cool.... I can't wait..~
@jb78000 (15139)
31 Dec 09
you can do penguins
@jb78000 (15139)
29 Dec 09
rabbits are dangerous. anyway next two discussions i am doing involve sheep and pigeons. sorry, i suspect people may be slightly tired of animals by the time i am finished.
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• Philippines
28 Dec 09
What the? Those are giant rabbits!
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@jb78000 (15139)
28 Dec 09
yes they are
@Fortunata (1135)
• United States
28 Dec 09
Lol, out here where I live the rabbits(hares) jump out in front of your car, there are so many of them, you can't help but run over them. I had one jump up and kick at one of our windows. They're more goofy than cute, I think.
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@jb78000 (15139)
28 Dec 09
hi fortunata - they are probably rabbits then - hares are more solitary so you don't tend to see lots of them in the same place. so has any other animal surprised you when you found out more about it?
@jb78000 (15139)
28 Dec 09
he is gorgeous
• United States
29 Dec 09
I have never considered myself a cat person because I have always found them aloof and unaffection. A friend of mine had a cat that changed my stereotype of this animal. The cat would come up to me immediatley when I enetered her home and loved to cuddle up against people. Just like with people, animals do have stereotypes.
@jb78000 (15139)
29 Dec 09
i had a cat once who behaved more like a dog. very affectionate and would follow you around. i eventually found him a new home with some friends because he got very lonely when i was at work and would sit at the door and cry until i came home. this was a family and i thought much better for him - he took a while to settle in but apparently became best friends with their little boy and it worked out beautifully.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
28 Dec 09
hi jb ye old blue bunny ah yes so many p eople laughed and said the prairie dogs are just stupid rodents. well we watched one day parked in our car as the so called stupid prairie dogs held a city council meeting. on a mound were three prairie dogs, one a bit bigger than the other two sat in th e middle, the slimmer ones on each side, then they began an odd murmuring sound. the fat one would say something, and one of the dogs in the assembled crowd would get to his or her feet and make some sort of noises back. this went on for maybe an hour. the fat mayor dog conducting this meeting, a nd various dogs in the crowd standing up and making some sort of answer. then the fat one with the two slimmer ones ran down off the mound, and the assembley of prairie dogs sauntered out one by one behind the three leaders.To all extents and purposes, we had watched some sort of prairie dog version of a city hall meeting done by prairie dogs. it was truly fascinating to watch them.
@jb78000 (15139)
28 Dec 09
hiya - that is one incredibly story. rodents don't tend to be that thick anyway but this story is amazing
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
29 Dec 09
Darn, that reminds me, my Garfunkle cd is missing.... Well I'm sure this is a lousy example, but I am tired. I do remember several talks about wolves and how they are different from dogs. Don't remember the exact details, just that it contained a warning about taking in a wolf/dog hybrid, as they are rather schizophrenic-like some of them.
@jb78000 (15139)
29 Dec 09
this reminds me. werewolves. creatures that are half human half wolf. that is what dogs are isn't it? acknowledgements to terry pratchett for this idea anyway wolves have got different personalities to dogs (which for thousands of years have been bred to get along with people} so i can imagine crosses could be tricky alright.
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@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
29 Dec 09
Yes, some animals have definitely surprised me. Chipmunks are usually very timid, but I sit on the patio here quite often in the summer, and they've become to used to me that they are no longer timid. If I sit like a statue, they will come up and sniff my toes! And cows...they have extremely long eyelashes. Who knew?
@jb78000 (15139)
29 Dec 09
that is very cute about the chipmunks. i have one about sparrows - over here they are pretty shy but outside the mcdonalds in moscow they are anything but. they not only come to sit on the outside tables and try to nick food from people's hands they will also sit on people given half a chance. this is cute up to a point but trying to have a coffee and a chat (yes i went to this mcdonalds but only because for reasons best known to themselves the russians i knew thought the food was erm good. the outside tables were actually a good place to sit and have the vile brew mcdonalds claimed was coffee) with 50 odd sparrows pestering you can get old fairly quickly.
@jilshi (271)
• Malaysia
29 Dec 09
I heard that my friend's grandfather rare rabbit and finally will kill the rabbit for food and to make soup. according to the grandfather, rabbit soup made body strong immunity system. but i am not sure how true is the statement. i think eating rabbit is cruel.
@jb78000 (15139)
29 Dec 09
well i have never eaten rabbit - even back when i ate meat. i suppose it isn't really any crueler than eating any other animal but i cannot understand how people can keep an animal as a pet, and eat the same animal.