Domestic rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Mass
- 2 kg
- Speed
- 50 km/h
In short
The domestic rabbit is the domesticated form and subspecies of the European rabbit. There are hundreds of rabbit breeds originating from all over the world. Rabbits were first domesticated and used for food and fur by the Romans. Rabbits may be housed inside, but the idea of the domestic rabbit as a house companion, a so-called house rabbit, was only strongly promoted starting with publications in the 1980s. Rabbits can be trained to use a litter box and taught to come when called, but require exercise and can damage a house or injure themselves if it has not been suitably prepared, based on their innate need to chew. Accidental interactions between pet rabbits and wild rabbits, while seemingly harmless, have been strongly discouraged due to the species' different temperaments as well as wild rabbits potentially carrying diseases.
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The domestic rabbit is the domesticated form and subspecies of the European rabbit.