Friday 18 April 2008

The Rabbit Alphabet L . . .

Lilac



· The Lilac was first bred in the UK around 1913
· It has a dense silky fur evenly coloured throughout in a pinkish dove shade
· They weigh up to 7lbs





Lop



· The Lop is one of the oldest breeds of domesticated rabbits
· They reached such a high standard of excellence in the 1920's that many breeders of fancy rabbits would not compete against in the Any Other Variety Class, it was then decided that the lap was given a class of its own
· The most popular breed is the English Lop, which is bred in a limited variety of colours, the most popular being sooty fawn. Others are black, fawn and marked varieties of these colours
· The French Lop is thought to have been produced by crossing the English Lop with an unknown breed
· The Dwarf Lob in a newer breed that originated by crossing the French lop with a Dwarf

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

My sister has a lop!! haha

well cute =]

sash
xx