rabbit: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Works explaining various aspects of rabbit biology include Steven H. Weisbroth, Ronald E. Flatt, and Alan L. Kraus (eds.), The Biology of the Laboratory Rabbit (2013); and Mark A. Suckow, Karla A. Stevens, Ronald P. Wilson (eds.), The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents (2012). Harry V. Thompson and Carolyn M. King (eds.), The European Rabbit: The History and Biology of a Successful Colonizer (2003), thoroughly examines the biology of the European rabbit worldwide. Joseph A. Chapman and John E.C. Flux (compilers and eds.), Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (1990), is a taxonomically arranged review of the biology and status of the world’s rabbits and other lagomorphs. Ronald M. Nowak, Walker’s Mammals of the World, 6th ed., 2 vol. (1999), photographically illustrates an article on each rabbit genus.

J.C. Sandford, The Domestic Rabbit, 5th ed. (1996), describes the 50-plus breeds and all aspects of raising domestic rabbits. Marit Emilie Buseth and Richard Saunders, Rabbit Behaviour, Health, and Care (2014), covers much of the same ground but with a greater emphasis on caring for the animal’s health and wellness.

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • Andrew T. Smith
    Professor of Biology, Arizona State University, U.S. Chairman, Lagomorph Specialist Group, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Agriculture Victoria - Rabbits. Dec 17, 2024
Add new Web site: Nature - Nature Ecology and Evolution - Selection against domestication alleles in introduced rabbit populations. Sep 14, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Rabbit Basic Science. May 28, 2024
Add new Web site: The Mammal Society - Species – Rabbit. Apr 19, 2024
Add new Web site: MSD Manual Veterinary Manual - Introduction to Rabbit. Jan 02, 2024
Add new Web site: PetMD - The Complete Guide to Rabbits. Nov 15, 2023
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Animals - What's the Difference Between Rabbits and Hares? Sep 08, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Idaho Library - All About Rabbits. Jun 30, 2023
Add new Web site: Queensland Government - Business Queensland - Rabbit. May 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Agriculture Victoria - Rabbits. Mar 31, 2023
Media added. Mar 29, 2021
Corrected display issue. Oct 29, 2020
Add new Web site: One Kind Planet - Rabbit. Mar 19, 2019
Add new Web site: LiveScience - Rabbits: Habits, Diet and Other Facts. Mar 29, 2018
Noted that the domestication of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) occurred in southwestern Europe and that the process of domestication was continuous rather than the result of a single event in history. Feb 16, 2018
Added a photograph of cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus). Nov 28, 2017
Article revised and updated. Apr 24, 2017
Bibliography restructured and updated. Apr 21, 2017
Add new Web site: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum - Rabbits and Hares. May 26, 2014
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Rabbit. Apr 28, 2014
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Rabbit. Mar 13, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Rabbit. May 23, 2013
Add new Web site: KidsFront - Rabbit. Feb 20, 2013
Add new Web site: Iloveindia.com - Rabbit. Feb 20, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Rabbit Vs. Hare. Feb 20, 2013
Add new Web site: Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Rabbit. Mar 16, 2012
Photographs of the eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) and European rabbits of the species Oryctolagus cuniculus added. Apr 13, 2010
Added new Web site: Christian Classics Ethereal Library - Biography of Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux. Apr 14, 2009
Added new Web site: The Humane Society of the United States - Rabbits. Jun 26, 2008
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux. Jun 26, 2008
Added new Web site: Young People's Trust for the Environment - Rabbit. Jun 26, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Rabbits and Hares. May 28, 2008
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Rabbit. Mar 13, 2008
Added new Web site: Animal Corner - Rabbit. Feb 07, 2008
Added new Web site: AllMusic - Biography of Alan Bergman. Mar 28, 2007
Added new Web site: North Dakota State University - Rabbit. Mar 28, 2007
Added new Web site: Official Site of Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Mar 28, 2007
Article revised. Jul 16, 2004
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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