In the Beautiful Farmyard set, a card for the lionhead rabbit:
(This one is gray; they come in many colors.)
Lionhead rabbit is one of the newer breeds of domestic rabbits in the United States … The Lionhead rabbit has a wool mane encircling the head, reminiscent of a male lion, hence the name.
… The Lionhead rabbit originated in Belgium. It is reported to have been produced by breeders trying to breed a long coated dwarf rabbit by crossing a miniature Swiss Fox and a Belgian dwarf. This resulted in a genetic mutation causing wool to appear around the head and on the flanks. This gene has come to be known as the “mane” gene. (Wikipedia link)
“A cross between a Swiss Fox and a Belgian dwarf”: beautiful.
November 16, 2013 at 7:15 am |
The rabbit’s head looks more like an owl than a lion to me, at least in that photo.
November 17, 2013 at 7:30 pm |
Just saw these for the first time two days ago. The litter I saw was beige.