Rabbit or hare, what do you prefer?

Narwhaler

Narwhaler
While many people are unable to tell them apart, every person who has seen a rabbit and a hare up close knows the contrast the sweet fluffy bois and the witnesses of forbidden knowledge. So, which one do you prefer? Do you have a particular species you are keen on getting, or you prefer a domestic breed?

To spice things up here are some cool species not everyone might know

Sumatran striped rabbit, not everyday you see a bunny with stripes
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Amami rabbit, honestly I do not know if they even count as rabbits because they are almost like a living fossil (basically gives an idea of how lagomorph ancestors would look like)
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Mountain hares have really pretty transitional coats between winter and summer (contender with the arctic hare as my preferred species)
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NZFanatic

NZFanatic
You know, this has got to be the one animal group I actually have zero interest in seeing added, but if I had to pick one at random it would be the Amami rabbit.
 

NZFanatic

NZFanatic
^ On that note I don't think I've ever seen lagomorphs in zoos that weren't domestic (or feral, like the Enderby Island rabbits here in NZ).
 

Spiderhawk

Spiderhawk
Lemme share my opinion
If it was not to be put in a petting zoo and a natural habitat then I say Hares are the way to go
1. European Hare: largest hare species and a good European rep
2. Snowshoe hare: gives Arctic a rep
3. Jack rabbit: a south west NA rep
 

DarthQuell

DarthQuell
All I want is this:



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But honestly, though, any would do. I'd personally choose a jackrabbit, but any rabbit or hare is good for me
 

FoxyDee

FoxyDee
NachoB said:
Arctic hare, a cottontail or european rabbit.

But really i just want the patagonian mara before any lagomorph lol
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Pretty much, I would prefer Mara, but if I had to pick between these options, I would pick the Mountain or Arctic Hare, since those are at least kept in captivity.

Moutain Hare in quite a few places actually:
 
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Narwhaler

Narwhaler
Antimony96 said:
Wild lagomorphs are pretty rare in zoos and I'm not entirely sure as to why.
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I think it's mostly because domestic breeds are easier to keep and more popular since you can have children around them, meanwhile wild lagomorphs are not threatened and overall pretty common, even invasive in many places, so conservation efforts are not required. However more and more zoos are adding European rabbits to their holdings because their populations are declining in Europe, as they are listed as endangered. I just hope that in case we get them regardless of the species they are a walkthrough animal.
 

Narwhaler

Narwhaler
NZFanatic said:
Come over here and take as many as you want. We can't seem to get rid of the buggers.
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I wish lol. But yeah it's kind of a dichotomous situation because they are still considered a plague in cultivated land and proliferate there, but in wilderness areas they are disappearing.
 
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