Living Fossil Rabbit- The Amami

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The Amami Rabbit, also known as the Ryukyu Rabbit, is found only on the Japanese islands. They live on two Japanese islands which is Amami Oshima and Tokuna Shimam, in the Ryukyu Archipelago south of the island of Kyushu. 

Beach at Amami Oshima

The Amami Rabbit is a living remnant of ancient rabbits and is often referred to as a "living fossil". The Amami Rabbit is so unique and has been isolated from other rabbit species for so long, that they are scarcely even related. The Amami Rabbit has dark fur, short rounded ears, and no tail. It is nocturnal and dwells deep in forests. 

The Amami Rabbit is threatened with extinction, with only about 3,000 rabbits believed to remain on the islands. They were overhunted in the 19th century and today they are faced with further pressure from development. Today they're list as endangered species which is soon become totally extinct if no one breed them.

Rabbit Evolution 

Rabbits Everywhere

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Being a rabbit owner is not always a happy moment. 

This is a brief history of my rabbit (that I had and still own it)

Her name is Aoi (means blue) because of her beautiful blue eyes. She is my 1st rabbit I bought while studying in the university. She died because of pneumonia (snuffle). 

Breed: Mix Angora

This is the second rabbit I bought to accompany Aoi. His name is Sora which means sky. He's lucky because Aoi's disease didn't affect him although they're kept together in a cage.

Breed: Mix Lion Lop

No name. She die because of diarrhea at the age of less than 8 weeks. It's a heartbreaking because I only kept her less than 2 weeks after I bought her at the pet shop. 

Breed: Woody Toy

My sister give her name Mimi. I love her so much but for some reason I'd find a new owner to take care of her for some time. Soon I will take her back :)

Latest news, the new owner said she had give birth to 3 cute babies. 

The bad news is all 3 had died :(

Breed: Teddy bear (but I believe she's Lion Head)

No name. He is responsible for Mimi's pregnancies. Give to the new owner.

Breed: Teddy bear (But I believe he's angora)

Her name is Pinky. This is the easiest rabbit to care that I had ever own. She accompany me while I'm alone in Langkawi :)

Breed: Hmmm......toy rabbit.....probably...

Math Jokes

No rabbit update today, just want to share some math jokes.

p/s: i don't know the reason why we were taught math in class, especially the advance math that we don't even use in our life. Luckily I'm now free from this annoying math. 

MATHEMATIC, if you're person I'm definitely hate you!

Neutering and Spaying a Rabbit

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It's always been a debate whether to neuter/spay a rabbit or not. Many people said that they won't do this 'cruel' things to their rabbit as it will prevent the natural instinct to breed and reproduce. Cost and lack of knowledge are another limiting factors for most people.

So why spaying/neutering?

1. Medical reasons

- unspayed female rabbits are prone to uterus cancer as high as 80% after age 5 years. So by spaying the rabbits, they will live longer and healthier.

2. Behavior

- both male and female rabbits will spray urine to mark their territory. They're also aggressive towards each other or to other pets when they've reached their sexual maturity. Having your rabbits alter will make cut off the aggressive behavior.

3. Litter box training

-become much more easier

4. Avoid unplanned litter 

-if you keep one pair rabbits together, they will breed and end up with a litter. Ok maybe for the first time you're excited with the cute little baby. But how long you can withstand if the rabbit giving a birth every 3 months? Soon your house is full with rabbit and also its waste

Sexing a Rabbit

Warning!!! Only if you're over 18 you can keep reading this entry

It's nearly impossible to tell which rabbit is male or female by just looking their physical appearance. The only way to determine their sex is to see their sex organs. Sexing a baby rabbit (under 4 weeks old) is harder to be done. However it's possible once you know the difference between male and female sex organs.


You will need to place two fingers to each side of the genitals and gently apply pressure. Then differentiate which is male and female.

This is male

Male

This is female

Female

Older male rabbits (9 weeks old and above) is easy to determined as they've testicles. Sometimes the fur will always hide the testicles, so you should pushing the fur out and feel it with your hand. 

Testicles of male rabbit

Sometimes it's quite tricky to determine the sex of your rabbit. The easiest way is to ask a breeder which is male and female rabbit. If they don't know then you should do it yourself!