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Domestic Rabbit

Scientific Name

Oryctolagus cuniculus domestic

Class

Mammalia

Order

Lagomorpha

Range

Domesticated around the world

Habitat

n/a

Estimated Wild Population

n/a

Found in:

Farm-in-the-Zoo

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Physical Description

Although there are dozens of domestic rabbit breeds, Flemish giant rabbits, like those living at Lincoln Park Zoo, are some of the largest. They average 15 pounds but can weigh as much as 22 pounds. They have long, powerful bodies with broad hindquarters. Males have broad, massive heads while females often have large folds of skin beneath their chins. Their glossy, dense fur can be black, blue, fawn, sandy, light gray, steel gray, or white.

Interesting Fact 1

The longest individual ever recorded totaled 51 inches, nearly the height of the average 9-year-old boy in the United States.

Interesting Fact 2

Females can have up to six liters of five to six offspring, called kittens, per year.

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