Melissa Witherell, DVM, shares a glossary of terms for rabbit behavior and body language. We wondered if we could construct a short story to share how a rabbit owner might explain their bunny’s behaviors. We’ll use Rosey as the bunny’s name.
Rosey had been in her rabbit hutch for several days with only feed and water interactions from the neighbor who cared for her while we were on vacation. Releasing Rosey into the yard, she zoomed about, stopped to periscope, then binkied a few times and stopped to groom herself. Nudging me, she sprawled on the grass for a bit with her ears forward. Then, tail twitching, she circled my chair and returned to rub her chin on my shoe.
The happy scene was suddenly interrupted by a large shadow swooping over the yard. Rosey instinctively flattened, then abruptly hunched, sounding a thumping warning with her large back feet before dashing to the safety of her hutch feet flicking all the way.
Source: PetMD, October 27, 2022. Link.
INSIGHTS: That was different! This is perfect take-home material for rabbit owners. Plus, there’s enough information here to create a social media campaign targeting them.