CHOCOLATE BUNNY VS RIVERINE RABBIT
Every year close on 90 million chocolate bunnies can be spotted on supermarket shelves and retail outlets worldwide.
At the other end of the spectrum, consider the beautiful rare Riverine rabbit with its black striped cheeks, white ringed eyes and fluffy feet. Found only in the Karoo Desert in South Africa they number just around 500. Making them one of the most critically endangered mammals in the world.
The contrast couldn’t be more stark.
Background statistics: the largest ever chocolate bunny was made in 2014 for the Brazilian Chocofest weighing in at 8,000lbs, standing 13’ tall.
As an aside, 89% of Americans prefer to nibble at the ears first. 5% begin with the tail. Me? I’m not fussed.
Moving on to your live fluffy rabbits: one female typically produces over 20 offspring a year, and many of these start breeding at 4 months.
But not so the Riverine female rabbit. Uniquely they only produce one offspring a year. They only live for 3 years allowing them to produce just 4 babies in their lifetime.
However these rare nocturnal creatures are surprisingly prolific in another sense. They produce two distinctly different types of poo (maybe too much information?)
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