Wild bunnies in the Americas have the same long ears and fluffy tails as pet rabbits, but the two types of rabbits are not closely related. Although different species of rabbits and hares are ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture this week issued a warning for the Rabbit hemorrhagic disease serotype virus 2 (RHDV2), which has been detected among European rabbits in British ...

Domesticated rabbits come in all sizes and colors, including tiny Netherland Dwarfs, floppy-eared French lops, Flemish Giants, and fluffy Angoras. These breeds belong to Europe's only rabbit species, ...

European rabbits are making themselves right at home on the continent of Australia. Although they’re not native to the region, they spread like wildfire when they were introduced, tantamount to an ...

When domesticated rabbit breeds return to the wild and feralise, they do not simply revert to their wild form – they experience distinct, novel anatomical changes. Originally bred for meat and fur, ...

The story of how rabbits became domesticated is a strange one. Around the year 600, the tale goes, Pope Gregory the Great issued a papal edict declaring that fetal rabbits were not meat. Because fluid ...

The story of how rabbits supposedly became domesticated animals is a strange one. Around the year 600, the tale goes, Pope Gregory the Great issued a papal edict declaring that fetal rabbits were not ...