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A young wild rabbit found trapped in an old shed… hard to resist a few photos and amazing at how calm this little one was posing so beautifully in Keith’s hands… I know that I should not have released him back into the wild, they are considered huge pests in New Zealand… BUT I could not help myself… the wild is where he belongs….
WOW!!- This Is Sooooo Comfy!! – Baby Bunny
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Rabbits were introduced to New Zealand by Captain Cook in 1777, and other settlers brought more for food, fur and sport. Wild rabbits munch the best grass in pasture, damage young trees and create a nuisance in vegetable gardens and orchards. The saying ``breed like rabbits’’ comes from the fact that rabbits can produce up to 30 young throughout the year, although the main breeding season is spring to early summer. A female usually mates again within 12 hours of giving birth. Even though domesticated and wild rabbits are cousins, there are big differences. For one, rabbits in the wild will know how to lookout for themselves whereas his cousin will not. In the wild, rabbits are definitely prey animals. That is why they have powerful hind legs, to help them escape. Wild rabbits can reach speeds up to 24 miles per hour. They also use their front legs to burrow underground to hide.
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The Easter Bunny or Easter Rabbit (sometimes Spring Bunny in the U.S. is a character depicted as a rabbit bringing Easter eggs, who sometimes is depicted with clothes. In legend, the creature brings baskets filled with colored eggs, candy and sometimes also toys to the homes of children, and as such shows similarities to Father Christmas, as they both bring gifts to children on the night before their respective holiday. Eggs, like rabbits and hares, are fertility symbols of antiquity. Since birds lay eggs and rabbits and hares give birth to large litters in the early spring, these became symbols of the rising fertility of the earth at the Vernal Equinox.
WOW!!- This Is Sooooo Comfy!! – Baby Bunny
Happy Easter Bunny
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They may be pests but they are bloody cute Andrea. A beautiful capture.
Your kind comments and support are always appreciated… Thank you so much Al
– AndreaEL
Aw, how can something so cute and cuddly be a pest! I know, I know…..but it’s still so cute!!!
I know Dot.. they are simply adorable. Your kind comments and support are always appreciated… Thank you so much
– AndreaEL
I should’ve known this is yours Andrea, the thumbnail in my image feed was already tugging at my heart-strings! What a gorgeous little chap, and so trusting, just lying there in the hands… Beautiful capture!
Your kind comments and support are always appreciated… Thank you so much Maree so pleased you enjoyed the image..
– AndreaEL
He obviously felt he could trust you and Keith Andrea ! Hope he went away promising never to dig a hole in one of your fields ! Beautiful capture !
Your kind comments and support are always appreciated… Thank you so much Roy.. I am sure they will dig plenty…
– AndreaEL
Awww….So adorable :)
Your kind comments and support are always appreciated… Thank you so much Penny
– AndreaEL
So cute!
Your kind comments and support are always appreciated… Thank you so much Joyce
– AndreaEL
Awwwwww
Awwww thank you so much Loree
– AndreaEL
so very cute!!!!!!!!!!!
Your kind comments and support are always appreciated… Thank you so much Charmiene
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Oh my, this is too adorable for words Andrea!
LOOOOVE those bunny feet and eyes! Scrumptious!
Your kind comments and support are always appreciated… Thank you so much Marian
– AndreaEL
He even looks as though he is smiling:)) The next time you look in the old shed and he is there, you will know that he wants to live with you. What a charming capture, Andrea. Sandy
Your kind comments and support are always appreciated… Thank you so much Sandy… I would love him to live with me… but thought it better that he was with his siblings and parents…
– AndreaEL