Why I call them bunnies and not rabbits
Paul asked me a while ago, "Why do you call them bunnies and not rabbits?" Interesting question...
Rabbits are bigger. Even SweetPea, who tops out about 7 pounds now (huge next to her 2- to 4-pound siblings), is a bunny. The big 'uns are like Flemish Giants. They're rabbits. Mr. or Mrs. Rabbit if you don't want them to sit on you. The little guys are just bunnies.
However, when I talk to non-bunny people, I make sure to specify "house rabbits" to emphasize the indoor quality of their domicile.
Do you call your house rabbits "bunnies" or "rabbits"?
Rabbits are bigger. Even SweetPea, who tops out about 7 pounds now (huge next to her 2- to 4-pound siblings), is a bunny. The big 'uns are like Flemish Giants. They're rabbits. Mr. or Mrs. Rabbit if you don't want them to sit on you. The little guys are just bunnies.
However, when I talk to non-bunny people, I make sure to specify "house rabbits" to emphasize the indoor quality of their domicile.
Do you call your house rabbits "bunnies" or "rabbits"?
Labels: bunnies, house_rabbits, rabbits
posted by Dana Gillin @ 2:22 PM
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5 Comments:
At 7/07/2008 11:13 PM,
RG said…
Bunnies! Bunns! Buh Nays!
At 7/10/2008 12:07 PM,
Deb Cushman said…
I rarely call Freckles a rabbit -- usually call her a bun.
At 7/20/2008 3:26 PM,
Dana Gillin said…
I think house rabbit ppl call them bunnies. Unless, of course, they're in trouble. When I'm scolding Pea, I'll call her a rabbit. It's like using a kid's middle name. =:-3
At 8/14/2008 4:32 AM,
Anonymous said…
Bunnies!! It just sounds so much cuter than rabbits :D
At 9/12/2008 7:47 PM,
Cara said…
Ankles calls me Silver Rabbit. Whe I am cute she calls me "rabbitrabbitrabbit"
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