Interesting Rabbit Facts
1. Rabbits can see behind them without turning around.
2. With the ability to sprint at speeds up to 40 mph even jackrabbits have a hard time staying ahead of a coyote.
3. In 1726, a woman once convinced doctors that she gave birth to rabbits.
4. Hares have fur and can see from birth, but rabbits are born naked and blind.
5. You should never give rabbits a full body bath, because they might die from shock.
6. A baby rabbit is called a kit (or kitten).
7. Rabbits and horses cannot vomit.
8. The marsh rabbit can swim and dive
9. Contrary to popular belief, carrots are actually bad for rabbits.
10. In Aztec culture, a rabbit was worth 10 cocoa beans and a slave was worth 100 beans.
11. Rabbits are incapable of vomiting.
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