Domestic Rabbit and Animal Rabbit Rabbits
Research Paper On An Animal
Rabbit
Rabbits (scientific name is Leporidae) are small fluffy mammals belong to the family Leporidae, of the order Lagomorpha. Over the world, rabbits can be identified in eight different genera in the family. Some of rabbit species are: European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus) and the Amami rabbit ( Pentalagus furnesssi, which is considered a harmful species in Japan). Besides, some species can be considered to closely relate to rabbit are pikas and hares (which are in the order Lagomorpha).
Generally, rabbits may have many different colors and color patterns in their entire bodies. In their ventral surface of their bodies (the belly part), colors are often lighter than the dorsal surface (the back side). The most frequent colors of rabbit’s body are white, gray and brown. According to “Rabbits – The Animal Answer Guide” [RTAAG] by Susan Lumpkin, the color pattern of rabbit is called “agouti”, a hue that actually emerges from subtle mixtures of color on individual hairs. An agouti hair is black at the base, yellow in the middle, and black again at the tip. These characters leave the overall impression of brown to reddish to gray color, depending on the relative amount of two pigments: pheomelanin, which produces red and yellow colors, and eumelanin, which produces dark colors (RTAAG, p49) . Looking from a far distance, rabbit seems to have a full and egg-shaped body. The size of rabbit are ranged from 20 cm (8 inches) in length and 0.4 kg in weight to 50 cm (20 inches) and more than 2 kg. Especially, the long ears, which are the longest part of its body, can be more than 10 cm (4 inches) (The Rabbit Book [TRB], Samantha Johnson, p.90). These long ears often point up or come downwards. On the head of rabbit, there are two large eyes, which can be either brown or less frequently blue or grey. Under these eyes, it is teeth – the famous part of rabbit. Its teeth are often long and white,
Rabbit
Rabbits (scientific name is Leporidae) are small fluffy mammals belong to the family Leporidae, of the order Lagomorpha. Over the world, rabbits can be identified in eight different genera in the family. Some of rabbit species are: European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus) and the Amami rabbit ( Pentalagus furnesssi, which is considered a harmful species in Japan). Besides, some species can be considered to closely relate to rabbit are pikas and hares (which are in the order Lagomorpha).
Generally, rabbits may have many different colors and color patterns in their entire bodies. In their ventral surface of their bodies (the belly part), colors are often lighter than the dorsal surface (the back side). The most frequent colors of rabbit’s body are white, gray and brown. According to “Rabbits – The Animal Answer Guide” [RTAAG] by Susan Lumpkin, the color pattern of rabbit is called “agouti”, a hue that actually emerges from subtle mixtures of color on individual hairs. An agouti hair is black at the base, yellow in the middle, and black again at the tip. These characters leave the overall impression of brown to reddish to gray color, depending on the relative amount of two pigments: pheomelanin, which produces red and yellow colors, and eumelanin, which produces dark colors (RTAAG, p49) . Looking from a far distance, rabbit seems to have a full and egg-shaped body. The size of rabbit are ranged from 20 cm (8 inches) in length and 0.4 kg in weight to 50 cm (20 inches) and more than 2 kg. Especially, the long ears, which are the longest part of its body, can be more than 10 cm (4 inches) (The Rabbit Book [TRB], Samantha Johnson, p.90). These long ears often point up or come downwards. On the head of rabbit, there are two large eyes, which can be either brown or less frequently blue or grey. Under these eyes, it is teeth – the famous part of rabbit. Its teeth are often long and white,
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