The rabbit is a long eared burrowing mammal of the family Leporidae. The rabbit was introduced to England by the Normans, the term rabbit being originally applied to the suckling young, the adults being called conies. The hindlegs are longer than the forelegs, and instead of pads on the soles protecting the feet, all Leporidae have a thick coating of hair which gives a firm grip either on hard rock or slippery snow. The tail is very short and turned up. The fur is of a triple formation; there is a dense, soft, woolly under fur, through which project the longer and stronger hairs which give the coat its colour, and a still longer but much less numerous set, scattered among the others. Research Rabbit
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Research Rabbit
