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| 1-mouth 2-nose 3-cheek 4-eye 5-neck 6-ear 7-shoulder 8-loin 9-hip 10-rump |
| 11-tail 12-hock 13-leg 14-flank 15-belly 16-rib 17-foot 18-toes 19-chest 20-dewlap (on does) |
| 1-mandible 2-molar 3-premolar 4-incisor 5-nasal 6-premaxilla 7-maxilla 8-frontal 9-optic formen 10-squamosal 11-parietal 12-atlas 13-axis 14-cervical vertebra 15-thoracic vertebra 16-ribs 17-lumbar vertebra 18-sacral vertebra 19-caudal vertebra 20-scapula |
| Rabbits have a total of 28 teeth, upper and lower Incisors 2/1 Canines 0/0 Premolars 3/2 Molars 3/3 peg teeth=residual teeth behind the incisors |
| Ideally, the upper teeth should overlap the lower teeth for proper wear. Incisors grow 1/2"-3/4" per month. Incisors are sharp and chiselike. Premolars & molars have rough surfaces to allow for grinding and chewing of food. The upper lip is split, allowing greater mobility during feeding. |
| The senses of hearing and smell are well developed in the rabbit, many time greater than a human. The eyes are situated at the sides for wide angels of vision, making them a prey animal. Long senstitive whiskers on the sides of the snout are useful during burrowing to guide distance. |
| The stomach of the rabbit will hold about 36% of the total volume of the digetive tract. The small intestine holds 10% of the total volume. It receives an abundance of microbes from the stomach. The cecum is very large and holds 42% of the total volume of the digestive system. The large intestine holds 12%. The primary function is to reabsorb the water from the ingesta and form feces. |
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| Orderly Classification of the Domestic Rabbit Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae Genera: Oryctolagus cuniculi |
| The ideal environmental temperature for rabbits is 55 to 70 degrees F. Rabbits are unable to sweat to eliminate body heat. The large blood vessels in the ears help to regulate body temperature during extreme heat. |
| Life span: 7-10 years average Weight: 1-20 pounds Body Temperature: 100.4-104 degrees F Heart Rate: 200-300 beats per minute Respiratory Rate: 32-60 breaths per minute Choromosomes: 44 Gestation: 28-36 days, 31 being average Litter size: 1-10 average Water consumption: 24-50 ml/lb/day |
| Female rabbits are induced ovulators. They do not have a "heat" cycle or "come in season"each month Nor do they have any discharge during this time. |
| The rabbit skeleton is very fragile. The shape of the bones are very similiar to the domestic house cat. |
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| 21-clavicle 22-humerus 23-sternum 24-xiphoid process 25-olecranon process 26-radius 27-ulna 28-carpals 29-metacarpals 30-phalanges 31-ilium 32-ischium 33-pubis |
| 34-femur 35-fibula 36-tibia 37-patella 38-tarsals 39-metatarsals |
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