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Some rabbit terms definitions:

binkying
a cutesy wutsey name for the happy dance bunnies do when they're pleased with the world.   You might believe they're having a seizure the first time you see it.   They run, jump up, twist in the air and twitch their heads and ears.
break
normal fur between the wool mane and any wool on the rest of the body, located over the front leg.   Required for show rabbits; develops hopefully as rabbit matures.
buck
male rabbit
doe
female rabbit
junior
young rabbit under 6 months old.
kit
baby rabbit
kindle
gives birth to
mane
wool that grows between ears like a cap and around neck. Usually fuller at sides and under chin(bib).   Should grow into triangle just behind the head.   This trait is unique to lionheads.
peanut
baby rabbits that gets a dwarf gene from each parent.   They are smaller than their litter mates and do not survive.
saddle
area behind lionhead's head down to hips and tail that sheds out wool to normal fur.
scanner
a rabbit that moves its head and sometimes body slowly from side to side, as if in a trance, as it scans it's surrounding.   The trait my be connected to the ruby eyed white gene and poorer eyesight.
senior
rabbits over six months old, adult.
skirt
wool on lower sides, lower hips and butt that ideally sheds out but often doesn't.  Permissible on a show rabbit.
teddy
lionhead that remains woolly over whole body, not shedding out a saddle or break.  Some breeders think it shouldn't be used for breeding and others think it will help hold manes.
wool
strong, lively, feeling fur with a soft, silky texture; should be wavy with crimping.  Lionheads have wool manes and often wool on their hips and down their sides(referred to as a "skirt").  The mane must be at least 2" long for a show rabbit.  The color of the wool is "diffused" or lighter than the normal fur.
 

 

 

Last edited on 4/18/10 11:03am EDT by