Rabbit are four-legged herbivorous mammals with long ears, a divided upper lip and two powerful back

legs which make them a good hopper. At first, they were called coneys. The name “Rabbit” was first
used to address the young coneys until the 18th century when the word “Rabbit” became more popular
in the society. The new born rabbits are naked and blind, this helpless condition is the reason why
rabbits live in a secure dens underground. Rabbits can only be found in several parts of the world, and of
all that are divided into eight different genera, they are: Genus Pentalagus, Genus Bunolagus, Genus
Nesolagus, Genus Romerolagus, Genus Brachylagus, Genus Sylvilagus, Genus Oryctolagus and Genus
Poelagus.

All rabbits has a typical short tail. Their average body size are 20 to 50 cm long and the average weight
around half to 2 kg. It is recorded that adult rabbit has 3 years lifespan in their natural habitat, but it is
also believed that they can live longer if they are under human care. Just like human, they sleep for
about 8 hours in their underground burrows. They have a wide variety of color, start from white, brown,
black and grey, but most of them have a combination of some colors. Rabbits communicate to each
other by performing various body position and also by making a few sounds