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Hundreds of years ago, rabbits were called "coneys" (pronounced with a soft o, as in "honey"), and baby coneys were called "rabbits." Over time, the word coney was phased out, and the word rabbit came to be used for the adults; baby rabbits are now called "kittens" (or "kits").
The current nickname for rabbits, "bunnies," derives from their original name. Some languages still use the original name (e.g. the Spanish word for "rabbit" is "conejo"; the Dutch, "konijn").
Some species have the word "rabbit" in their name, like the jack rabbit, when they're not actually rabbits: e.g. jack rabbits are hares. Hares and rabbits are closely related, though (both lagomorphs).
It's a common misconception that "bunny" means a baby rabbit. Baby rabbits are called "kits." The word "bunny" is just a nickname for "rabbits."
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Rabbits has a scientific name "Lagomorph" which means long ears, big feet, and continually growing teeth. So a man named a rabbit a rabbit for all its appearances.
A rabbit is called a rabbit because it is the adult form of a bunny.
That's incorrect - a common misconception!
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoOK so a rabbit is sometimes referred to a bunny because it is small and a baby so a bunny is a small rabbit or a baby and a rabbit is an older bunny.
If you are picking up a bunny or rabbit you must hold their but and grab their feet. Rabbits and bunnies are very a afraid of being dropped and getting hurt.
Be sure to pat your bunny or rabbit a lot they loved to be patted. By patting them they know you smell and trust you to take care of them.
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∙ 12y agoThe words "bunny" and "bunny rabbit" are nicknames for rabbits. Rabbits used to be called "coneys" (pronounced the way "honey" is pronounced -- it rhymes with "bunny," not "Tony") and the word "rabbit" used to mean baby coneys in specific; over time, the words changed so that "coney" was dropped and "rabbit" came to mean all ages of the animal, but the nickname for "coney" -- "bunny" -- stuck around and is still used as a nickname for rabbits today.
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∙ 12y agoThe word "bunny" comes from the Old English word bunwhich referred to a rabbit. Coney was another Old English word for rabbit.
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∙ 14y agoThey do?
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How did rabbits become pets?
Like many animals we now call pets rabbits were firstly domesticated for meat and fur.
How do you buy baby rabbits as pets?
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They're very sweet rabbits but the problem with children are they're large and kids can have troule handling them because of their size.
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The practice of tending and breeding rabbits is called cuniculture.
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Why do people call rabbits bunny rabbits?
cause it sounds cute
Do people eat bunnys?
Yes, people do eat rabbits. Only some kinds are used for eating, but rabbits that get eaten are call meat rabbits, or marketing rabbits.
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How did rabbits become pets?
Like many animals we now call pets rabbits were firstly domesticated for meat and fur.
Why do we call rabbit rabbits?
You've got it backwards. The question is why do we call rabbits bunnies. Rabbit is the name of the animal. A long time ago, people used to call their sweethearts "bunny," and that pet name somehow got transferred to pet rabbits as well.
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