Animal of the Month

1. Rabbits belong to the “lagomorph” family.
   
   
2. They were brought to England from France 900 years ago.
   
   
3. Rabbits dig burrows where they sleep and rear their young.
   
   
4. Rabbits are sociable animals and hate being lonely.
   
   
5. One rabbit in a colony is always on guard and stamps his or her feet to alert other rabbits if danger approaches.
   
   
6. Rabbits are most active at dawn and dusk – this means that they are “crepuscular”.
   
   
7. Domestic rabbits need fresh grass or hay every day to keep healthy.
   
   
8. Inside laboratories, thousands of rabbits are still poisoned to death with chemicals every year in the UK, and millions are used and killed worldwide.
   
   
9. Rabbits cannot cry, but some do snore!
   
   
10. Rabbits like to run, play, explore and dig – a rabbit locked in a hutch all day is an unhappy rabbit.

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