Pet rabbits at the petting zoo

The ancestor of the domestic rabbit is the European wild rabbit. Domestic rabbits have been kept as pets for over 2,000 years. Today, they range from dwarf rabbits, which weigh only about one kilogram, to the German Giant—the largest rabbit breed, weighing up to 12 kilograms—and come in a wide variety of coat colors and hair lengths.

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Domestic rabbits eat the feces produced during the night—known as cecal feces—in the morning. Because these feces have been fermented in the cecum, they are enriched with nutrients and serve as an important dietary supplement.