A rather big bunny.

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:47 am

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsi ... 676904.stm

Tyghress · Post by **Tyghress** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:58 am

Without looking at the article, it looks like a Flemish Giant to me.

I knew a guy who raised 'em. He used to say, loftily, "The Flemish Giant is the only true rabbit. All others are mere bunnies!"

missy · Post by **missy** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:14 am

look at the FEET on that thing!!!!!

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:15 am

That's not a bunny, that's a furry Godzilla!!

gonzo914 · Post by **gonzo914** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:20 am

And a bigger bunny --

Robert the Rabbit

They are both German Giants. Robert outweighs Herman by 1.5 kilograms, which is either 3.3 or 33 or 330 pounds.

djm · Post by **djm** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:49 am

Them's good eatin'!

djm

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:53 am

At last, we know the breed of Bugs Bunny.

(Of course, Elmer Fudd is still a shorty. Must be related to jbarter.

)

Cynth · Post by **Cynth** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:18 am

gonzo914 wrote:And a bigger bunny --

Robert the Rabbit

They are both German Giants. Robert outweighs Herman by 1.5 kilograms, which is either 3.3 or 33 or 330 pounds.

Robert weighs 20.3 lbs. and Herman weighs 17 lbs. Herman's ears are 8.3 inches long. I thought those bunnies would have weighed at least 40 pounds. I guess their fur makes them look bigger. Their faces look the same size as the owners' faces. I've never seen such huge rabbits! They must be very docile. If I were Robert, I'm afraid I'd be tempted to thump Karl a good one and make my getaway.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:28 am

If ever my cat is succeded, one o' those mongo bunnies will be a candidate.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:57 am

Awwww! So adorable!!

Lagomorphs are some of my favorite mammals, after rodents, marsupials, and primates.

Henke · Post by **Henke** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:38 pm

I want one!!!

Post by **Nanohedron** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:44 pm

I just saw that the one in the article eats around 2 kilos of food a day, and a bale of hay a week. Is that both, or the attrition rate of the bale? A lot of food, in any case. Good thing you can train rabbits to use litterboxes!

Nutritive requirements aside, a bunny the size of a small truck tooling around the apartment would be pretty cool.

Lambchop · Post by **Lambchop** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:39 pm

Nanohedron wrote:Nutritive requirements aside, a bunny the size of a small truck tooling around the apartment would be pretty cool.

They chew. In a major way.

missy · Post by **missy** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:59 pm

Lambchop wrote:

They chew. In a major way.

They actually HAVE to chew - to keep their teeth worn down, and one thing they LOVE to chew is electric cords.

Lambchop · Post by **Lambchop** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:08 pm

missy wrote:
Lambchop wrote:

They chew. In a major way.
They actually HAVE to chew - to keep their teeth worn down, and one thing they LOVE to chew is electric cords.

Oh, dear!