Breeds of rabbit

White New Zealand
New Zealand
(Makes an excellent pet) 
Weight: 9 - 12 pounds.
Body Type: Fur black, red or white. Body is medium sized and well rounded. Ear are medium-long and upright. One of the rabbit breeds often used in laboratories.

     

     

    Dutch Chinchilla
    Dutch

     
    (Good Choice for Pets)
Weight: 3 3/12 - 5 1/2 pounds.
Body Type: Compactly built rabbits with well rounded hindquarters. There is a blaze of white on the face, and the front feet, upper torso, and toes to mid-foot of the hind feet are also white. The rest of the body is white, blue, black, chocolate, tortoise, steel or gray. Ears are generally large and upright.
Special Care: This breed usually does well with children.

     

    Carlifornian
    California
Weight: 8 - 10 1/2 pounds.
Body Type: White with black ears, nose, feet, and tail. Full-bodied with medium-length upright ears.

Standard Chinchilla
Standard Chinchilla
Weight: 5 - 7 pounds.
Body Type: Compact chubby-looking body of medium length. Ears long and upright. Each hair of fur has three bands of different colors; blue at the base, pearl in the middle, and black at the top.


    satin breed
    Satin

    Weight: 8 to 10 1/2 pounds. 
    Body Type: The coat of this rabbit is dense, soft, and has a sheen to it. It has been bred in many colors. The body is medium-long and erect.



    Lop
    Velveteen Lop
Weight: 5 - 6 1/2 pounds.
Body Type: Body is mandolin, shaped, chest is full and rounded. The ears are lopped and measured from 14 inches tip to tip. fur is like that of Rex rabbits (this breed has been described as a more mini, true English Lop with Rex fur.) It is being bred in several colors.


      Lop
      American fuzzy lop

Weight: 3 to 4 pounds.
Body Type: These small rabbits have a large, flatted "bulldog" face and lopped ears, and look somewhat like a Holland Lop with long fur. They have been bred in many different colors.
Special Care: This is a wool breed and will require extensive daily grooming and a special diet.

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