Jezebel: Rabbits

Hoppy Hump Day!

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:20:00 EST

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Watch Awesome High-Flying Bunnies Jump Like Horses

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:15:00 EDT

Forget about leaping lizards. It's all about bouncing bunnies! The video is just a little nibble of awesome — be sure and take a look at the amazing photographs of these rabbits caught mid-jump. More »

Happy Hump Day!

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:42:00 EDT

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Carrots Will Make You Prettier and Yellower (Same Thing)

Lauri Apple — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:55:13 EST

This rabbit wasn't very attractive until it started eating carrots. Almost overnight, everything in its life changed: Other rabbits started asking it out on dates. It got a promotion at work. Even its neighbors wanted to come over more often. More »

James Franco Reveals Rabbit Fetish

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:44:00 EST

Last night's Inside the Actors Studio with James Franco was informative—he used to work at McDonald's, he's shoplifted cologne, he has two brothers—but nothing was more revealing than his confession that he's sometimes turned on by rabbits. More »

Happy Hump Day!

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:22:00 EDT

[Double your pleasure: A zen bunny moment that is twice as nice.]

Ridiculous Religious Fringe Website Has Everyone Talking

Anna North — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EDT

As the internet becomes increasingly aware of gay-bashing, pandagator-hating website ChristWire.org, one issue keeps arising: Is this stuff for real? More »

Watch The World's Largest Bunny Run, Hop, And Loaf Around

Jessica Coen — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:40:00 EDT

Darius is 4'3" from nose to tail, and he clocks in at 50 lbs. For all that bunny bulk, he's surprisingly agile. Watch, but don't be fooled — he may look cuddly, but he eats Pomeranians for breakfast. Respect. [Earlier] More »

"Rabbit Whisperer" Massages, Hypnotizes Bunnies

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:30:00 EDT

Cliff Penrose has been dubbed Britain's first "rabbit whisperer" for his ability to hypnotize bunnies by applying pressure and massaging them. He uses the technique on rabbits headed for the vet or to treat bunnies with behavioral issues. [Daily Mail] More »

Pat The (Gigantic) Bunny

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:20:00 EDT

Weighing in at a measly 18 pounds, Herbie the Flemish rabbit has no chance of stealing 40-pound British bunny Ralph's world record. On the plus side, you can visit Herbie every weekend at the Brooklyn's Prospect Park Zoo. [NYT] More »

British Bunny Breaks Biggest Rabbit Record

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:20:00 EST

Ralph, a 40-pound, 4-foot rabbit, is set to break his mother's Guinness World Record. In the video after the jump, his owner says, "I bought a rabbit for the grandchildren. I had no idea what I was taking on." More »

Mean Environmentalists: Eat Your Pets

Anna North — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:20:00 EST

Environmentalists Robert and Brenda Vale say a dog uses as much annual energy as a car, a goldfish uses as much as two cell phones, and cat poop poisons otters' brains. Solution: get a bunny, then eat it. [Yahoo News] More »

The Bunny Hop

Anna Holmes — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:10:00 EST

[Yokohama, Japan; November 15. Image via Getty]

Japanese Cafe Lets Customers Dine With Bunnies

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:20:00 EDT

The Usagi-to-Cafe in Nagoya, Japan keeps 18 bunnies for customers to play with while they eat. In the video at left, one woman says she's even brought her own rabbit so he can mingle with the "staff bunnies." [Inventor Spot] More »

TGIF

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:50:00 EDT

[Image via Cute Overload]

Study: Oxytocin Makes For Jealous People, Angry Hamsters

Anna North — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:30:00 EDT

A new study found that oxytocin, usually thought to strengthen emotional bonds, also increases people's envy and schadenfreude. An earlier study found it made female hamsters more aggressive towards intruders. No word on what it does to rabbits. [NewScientist] More »

Rabbit Thieves Executed In Eighteenth Century Britain

Anna North — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:30:00 EDT

Britain's National Archives is posting online records of crimes from the 18th and 19th centuries. At the beginning of this period, over 200 crimes were punishable by death, including forgery, wearing blackface, and "stealing from a rabbit warren." [TimesOnline] More »

Prop H8 PR Firm Goes To Maine • Rabbit-Hoarder Hoards Again

Anna North — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:30:00 EDT

Opponents of gay marriage in Maine have hired the PR firm behind California's Proposition 8 to help them repeal gay marriage in their state. More »

Who Killed Roger Rabbit?

Anna Holmes — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:45:00 EDT

This looks like a case for Detective Munch!!! [Inventor Spot] More »

Today In (Fake) Catalogs

Anna Holmes — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:20:00 EST

Bunn-O-Meter: "Only $129.99 from SkyMall." [CuteOverload] More »

Amy Sedaris Talks Sitcoms, Rabbits And Pasties With Letterman

Jessica G. — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EDT

We've got a special treat for Amy Sedaris acolytes: she's getting her own sitcom! The details of the new show are scarce, EW reports, but apparently Amy came up with the concept six years ago and Strangers With Candy star Paul Dinello is involved. Also involved? David Letterman, who will produce. Amy went on Letterman's show last night and was as adorably manic as usual. She made pasties out of the tassels from Dave's loafers and then got hay all over the floor. Clip above. More »

Rabbit Comes To The Rescue • Girls Are Great At Math

Anna North — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:30:00 EDT

• An Australian rabbit named "Rabbit" totally saved his family from a fire. (That's not him at left.) There's a pretty good joke about this kind of thing. • Help from your daughter-in-law makes you less depressed, if you're an elderly Chinese woman; help from your son, apparently not so much. • Girls just as good at math as boys throughout primary and secondary school. Raise your hand if you're surprised. More »

Bad Economy = Teen Emo; Blogger Bitches Out Know-It-All Reader

maria — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:30:00 EDT

• The recession is turning Juicy-wearing teens into emo kids! • An O.C. teen is in trouble over video of him tossing rabbits and a puppy into the air. • Speaking of pets, a new study reports that Americans' creature companions are full of dangerous chemicals. • Swedish scientists have found that people with good rhythm are the most intelligent. • Are eating disorders contagious? • A bill up for vote in South Carolina would require medical providers to ask pregnant women if they want to see want to view ultrasounds of their embryos before undergoing an abortion. • A blogger responds to nit-picky grammarians; bloggers everywhere rejoice. More »

Bunnies & Kitties & Squid, Oh My

Jennifer — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:00:29 EDT

Nursing-home kitty Oscar the Cat (aka 'The Grim Reaper' of felines) is predicting nursing-home deaths at a facility in Rhode Island with almost 100% accuracy. [Breitbart]