rabbit, n.Trivia

Rabbits have almost 360-degree panoramic vision, their most critical blind spot is directly in front of their nose.

Rabbits are very fertile --- In 1859, 24 rabbits were released in Australia. Within 6 years, the population grew to 2 million.

A jackrabbit can travel more than 12 feet in one hop.

Rabbits can smell their dead relatives in the feces of predators.

Rabbits can't puke.

Rabbits eat their own poop every day, a special poop called “Cecotropes”, or night feces, which are nutrient rich and are passed out of the body like normal stool, but can later be re-ingested by the rabbit safely so that important nutrients can be reabsorbed.

Napoleon was once attacked by thousands of rabbits that were set loose for him to hunt, but instead of running, they turned on the hunting group.

Rabbits actually have the ability to sleep with their eyes open. They go into a trance-like state, which is half sleep. The benefit of this is in the wild, it allows them to get away from predators in a hurry.