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meow mix

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Fri Jun-17-11 11:59 AM
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3 earless bunny born (china)

The earless rabbits have bald heads and gray eyes instead of hairy heads and red eyes.

The owner of the rabbits said that the mother rabbit used to give normal birth and only this time the new-born were different.

The weird news attracted villagers far and near.

“Maybe it is because of genetic variation,” said one resident.

http://newscontent.cctv.com/news.jsp?fileId=111944

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MineralMan

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Fri Jun-17-11 12:05 PM
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1. Uncommon, but not unheard of. There's a cute one that was

born in the UK, with lots of photos and stories on Google. Just google "earless rabbit." It's a genetic deal, for sure.

Now, that doesn't mean that radiation couldn't cause a mutation that resulted in an earless rabbit, but they seem to pop up anyhow without that as a cause.

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csziggy

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Fri Jun-17-11 12:09 PM
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2. Hmmm, may not be genetic, or it may be a 'normal' genetic variation

A discussion on a rabbit breeders' forum indicates that there are cases where a rabbit doe may over groom her baby bunnies and thus remove the ears: http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?t=194355

Vincent, the Dutch earless bunny was born in 2008: http://somethinwonderful.blogspot.com/2008/12/whats-up-doc-meet-vincent-earless.html

Two earless bunnies were found and up for adoption in Hampshire, England in 2009: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4688425.Earless_rabbits_looking_for_homes_after_being_dumped/

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Enrique

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Fri Jun-17-11 12:11 PM
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3. what do they call them?

it doesn't matter, they can't hear!

but seriously, everyone should see the video at the link, the rabbits are really freaking cute.

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meow mix

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Fri Jun-17-11 12:23 PM
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4. remind me of "tribbles" lol

:bounce:

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shraby

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Fri Jun-17-11 01:00 PM
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5. Maybe they just don't have the outward ear, but have

a hole for the sound to go to their hearing apparatus.

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SidDithers

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Fri Jun-17-11 01:02 PM
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6. My dog's got no nose...nt

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Enrique

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Fri Jun-17-11 01:25 PM
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7. how does he smell?

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SidDithers

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Fri Jun-17-11 10:02 PM
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9. Awful...

:hi:

A classic.

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LynneSin

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Fri Jun-17-11 01:29 PM
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8. I once had an earless bunny (well it had lil stubbies but not much)

It's not common but does happen.

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