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Re: Alphabet Game

Posted: 16 Oct 2016 16:41
by RabbitResidenceEllen
K is for Kittens

In modern times, a baby rabbit is called a kit or kitten. Centuries ago, the species were "coneys" and the young were "rabbits".

Re: Alphabet Game

Posted: 19 Oct 2016 18:14
by sdf76
L is for Lagomorph

rabbits are members of the taxonomic order Lagomorph which includes Leporidae (hares and rabbits).

L is also for Language- rabbits do communicate with one another so it's best to have two rabbits so that they can communicate in the same language.
sue :)

Re: Alphabet Game

Posted: 24 Oct 2016 23:32
by RabbitResidenceEllen
M is for Malocclusion

Malocclusion is misalignment in the teeth and is one of the most common afflictions of rabbits :(

Re: Alphabet Game

Posted: 19 Nov 2016 21:57
by sdf76
Can anyone think of anything for N ?

Nibbles is all I could think of.. rabbits like to nibble......

anyone got anything better?
sue :)

Re: Alphabet Game

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 16:46
by RabbitResidenceEllen
Nose? lol

I guess I'm going to have to go with Ophthalmic!

Ophthalmic is relating to the eye. A study in the 1970s concluded that rabbits have limited colour vision- while humans can detect "red" "green" and "blue" areas of the colour spectrum (from which we get combinations of colours), it is believed that rabbits can tell the difference between "blue" and "green".

Re: Alphabet Game

Posted: 26 Nov 2016 00:54
by sdf76
RabbitResidenceEllen wrote:Nose? lol

I guess I'm going to have to go with Ophthalmic!

Ophthalmic is relating to the eye. A study in the 1970s concluded that rabbits have limited colour vision- while humans can detect "red" "green" and "blue" areas of the colour spectrum (from which we get combinations of colours), it is believed that rabbits can tell the difference between "blue" and "green".
I would imagine that they are able to tell blue from green, as they would need to be able to see the difference between certain plants and berries which might look similar in shape but different in colour.
I think they have the same colour vision as us (including red).
sue :)

Re: Alphabet Game

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 00:19
by RabbitResidenceEllen
sdf76 wrote:
RabbitResidenceEllen wrote:Nose? lol

I guess I'm going to have to go with Ophthalmic!

Ophthalmic is relating to the eye. A study in the 1970s concluded that rabbits have limited colour vision- while humans can detect "red" "green" and "blue" areas of the colour spectrum (from which we get combinations of colours), it is believed that rabbits can tell the difference between "blue" and "green".
I would imagine that they are able to tell blue from green, as they would need to be able to see the difference between certain plants and berries which might look similar in shape but different in colour.
I think they have the same colour vision as us (including red).
sue :)
I just tried to think of something beginning with O and then googled it for some kind of related fact lol. According to two different sites (one usually considered to be quite reputable), rabbits lack the receptors necessary for red spectrum vision.