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[[Image:Rabbit.jpg|thumb|25%|right|[[Lapin Beau]], an example of a rabbit fursona.]]<br />
[[Image:Rabbit fursona.png|thumb|25%|right|Another example rabbit [[fursona]] portrait]]<br />
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A '''rabbit''' (also known as "lapin" or "lapine" in French, "usagi" in Japanese) is a [[herbivorous]] [[mammal]], physically characterised by long hindlegs, long ears, large front teeth, and a very short, fluffy [[tail]], called a ''scut'' or ''bobtail''.<br />
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==Species confusion==<br />
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The rabbit is a very well-known animal, but similarities between different species often results in it being confused with other species. The archetypal rabbit is the European Rabbit (''Oryctolagus cuniculus''), which is brown-grey in colour. All domestic rabbits are descended from this species.<br />
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In America, European rabbits are often confused with cottontails, which look practically the same, but are a different genus.<br />
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The most common confusion is with [[hare]]s; which look like large rabbits. The two are not the same, but they tend to be lumped together.<br />
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==Rabbits in culture==<br />
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Rabbits are well known for being prolific breeders (as evidenced in the phrase 'breeding like rabbits'). For this reason, they are often used as a symbol of fertility. For the same reason, they are regarded as pests by farmers.<br />
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The rabbit is widely predated, and this role as a [[prey]] animal also lends it an air of innocence.<br />
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[[Anthropomorphic]] rabbits have often appeared in film and literature. Some popular culture examples are:<br />
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* [[Bugs Bunny]] from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''<br />
* [[Lola Bunny]] from ''Space Jam''<br />
* Buster Bunny from ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''<br />
* Babs Bunny from ''Tiny Toon Adventures''<br />
* [[Roger Rabbit]] from ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''<br />
* [[Cream]] from the [[Sonic]] series<br />
* [[Usagi Yojimbo]]<br />
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== Bhunnies ==<br />
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A "bhunny" is an attractive [[female]] rabbit. The term is comparable to "[[vixen]]", but applied to a rabbit instead of a [[fox]]. The word is vocalized slowly and drawn out (''bhuuuuunny''), as if the lower jaw were numb and/or weighted down. The term is the result of a [[male]] character seeing an attractive doe rabbit character and being so distracted by the sight he is unable to say anything else.<br />
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Many associate the term with the characters [http://roomies.furry.com/roomies/cgi-bin/roomies.cgi?date=20010415 Rhonda] or her mother [http://roomies.furry.com/roomies/cgi-bin/roomies.cgi?date=20030210 RM] from the comic strip ''[[Roomies]]'', but it is unclear whether the term originated there.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[:Category:Rabbit characters|Rabbit characters]]<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Rabbit|Rabbit]] at Wikipedia<br />
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_rabbits List of fictional rabbits] at Wikipedia<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://bunnies.lemony-fresh.com/ Fanlisting for rabbits and bunnies]<br />
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