We have lots of rabbits around the farm, these are European or common rabbits. The UK doesn't have any other rabbit species but it does have two species of hare, the common and brown. Hares tend to be larger than rabbits, and are less commonly seen.

Rabbit Homes

Rabbits live in warrens all over the farm. You may have seen the entrances to their warrens while walking around. Social groups or families of up to thirty rabbits may live in a single warren. The females or does create nests in the burrows where they raise their young. Each doe can give birth to between three and seven young each year.

Rabbit Diet

Rabbits are herbivores and live primarily off grass and other plants. To absorb all the nutrients they use a different technique than sheep or goats. Once the food has passed through their digestive system the first time, they eat the special poo, called caecotrophs, and redigest the matter to extract the rest of the nutrients. This ensures that the rabbits gain as much nutritional value as possible from their food.

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