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Q1: Why isn't "fluffle" mentioned as the name for a group of rabbits?

A1: "Fluffle" was a name added to this article as a joke in 2007.

Q2: Why is there no information about caring for rabbits?

A2: See domestic rabbit.

Kosher? Halal?

the article on hares goes into this, but not the one on rabbits? 2607:FEA8:FF01:4FA6:CC28:F4B0:F2B4:1BB0 (talk) 22:33, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article on hares states that, but the reference doesn't say anything about it. I don't know how to look these things up because various sources say rabbit is kosher, some say it is not, and many say rabbits and hares are the same thing. I imagine they fall under the same laws as rock hyrax but can't say for sure. Recon rabbit 16:44, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fix Doxycycline typo

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Please change docycycline to doxycycline. OvercomeWithFright (talk) 10:19, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just took care of both of your requests! -Emily (PhoenixCaelestis) (talk) 11:28, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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More recently, the term kit or kitten and the plural verbs kits and kittens have been used to refer to a young rabbit. 2407:7000:8E29:5600:0:0:0:1004 (talk) 05:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. You also need reliable sources. Ultraodan (talk) 05:56, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Taxonomical distinction from hares?

Since rabbits have 44 chromosomes, while hares have 48, rabbits and hares obviously belong to distinct groups of animals, but according to the infobox, the lowest-level taxonomical group that rabbits are included in seems to be is Leporidae, which hares also belong to, which makes it seem like hares are a type of rabbits. So, how do we distinguish hares and rabbits taxonomically? —Kri (talk) 09:55, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Since rabbits have 44 chromosomes, while hares have 48, rabbits and hares obviously belong to distinct groups of animals is false. Przewalski's horse has a different number of chromosomes to other wild horses, but they are both treated as members of the same species of wild horse. Hemiauchenia (talk) 11:25, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hares and rabbits are leporids. The difference is that "hare" refers to a specific genus Lepus and "rabbit" means "every leporid that isn't in Lepus". Also, there are behavioral factors. -- Recon rabbit 17:40, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also worth noting that some authorities state that "rabbit" only refers to the cottontail rabbits, European rabbit, and pygmy rabbit. -- Recon rabbit 12:45, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]