# 7.7kg German Rabbit
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 7, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456 "2006-02-07T21:14:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/1 "2006-02-07T21:14:12Z")
[7.7kg, 1m tall Rabbit.](http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4670000/newsid_4676900/4676904.stm)
:eek:
I want one.
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### Author:  [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/2 "2006-02-07T21:22:43Z")
We’re going to need a bigger carrot.
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### Author:  [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/3 "2006-02-07T21:22:52Z")
Unfortunately its likely lots of other do too, but, their size means that looking after one will be demanding and expensive, and they will be expensive to purchase.
There is also a danger they might beome the next pet fashion, and the animal welfare agencies will end up with all the fall out.
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### Author:  [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/4 "2006-02-07T21:31:09Z")
Harvey? Is that you?
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### Author:  [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/5 "2006-02-07T21:31:52Z")
Not me, that thing is frightening. I have a weird fear of things larger than they “normally” should be. That’s too big to be a bunny, hence I fear it.
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### Author:  [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/6 "2006-02-07T21:46:41Z")
I totally want one! Heck, you could throw a saddle on him and ride him home.
_“Who’s a cute widdle bunny, then…”
chomp
“Aaaghh! My finger!”_
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### Author:  [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/7 "2006-02-07T21:51:27Z")
He’s. So. Cute!
gah. Must get giant bunny…
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/8 "2006-02-07T22:03:56Z")
> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#):
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> He’s. So. Cute!
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> gah. Must get giant bunny…
That is just so appropriate to your name, it is nearly beyond words. 🙂
Jim
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### Author:  [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/9 "2006-02-07T22:07:26Z")
> [@Mr Bus Guy](#):
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> Not me, that thing is frightening. I have a weird fear of things larger than they “normally” should be. That’s too big to be a bunny, hence I fear it.
Deputy at a drive-in speaking through a bullhorn:
[“Attention, there’s a horde of killer rabbits headed this way!”](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069005/)
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### Author:  [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/10 "2006-02-07T23:02:40Z")
[Elmer Fudd] Heeere, wabbit, wabbit! Heeere, wabbit…Oh, SHIT!! [/Elmer Fudd]
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### Author:  [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/11 "2006-02-07T23:05:13Z")
I’m a little wary of any attempt to breed a super race of German _anything_. 😉
Gotta admit that the _Uberlepus_ is cute, though.
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### Author:  [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2006, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/12 "2006-02-07T23:05:51Z")
German Rabbit = Hassenpfeiffer :eek:
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### Author:  [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/13 "2006-02-08T00:41:59Z")
Sort of brings a little more seriousness to the Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail scene doesn’t it…
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### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2006, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/14 "2006-02-08T04:09:27Z")
[1363kg German Rabbit](http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/069a.jpg)
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### Author:  [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2006, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/15 "2006-02-08T05:09:16Z")
That’s no ordinary rabbit!
But that huge thing is only 7.7kg? Sounds rather light, that’s less than my Rat terrier.
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### Author:  [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2006, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/16 "2006-02-08T06:33:41Z")
And people laughed when then President Jimmy Carter talked about being attacked by a giant rabbit…
So, being a German rabbit, I guess we have to call it Hare Herman?
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### Author:  [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2006, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/17 "2006-02-08T06:36:19Z")
I enlarged the photo of the bunny on the link – and nearly jumped out of my skin. That’s one big bunny. The part of me that isn’t totally freaked wants to pet him.
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### Author:  [@Tinkertoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinkertoy)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2006, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/18 "2006-02-08T06:49:29Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#):
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> I enlarged the photo of the bunny on the link – and nearly jumped out of my skin. That’s one big bunny. The part of me that isn’t totally freaked wants to pet him.
I enlarged it too. Are you sure that’s not a kangaroo?
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### Author:  [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2006, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/19 "2006-02-08T08:18:47Z")
Woah, that takes the diminuitive out of _Karninchen_! (German for Rabbit- diminuitive by the “-chen”). I’m curious, what do they call them in German
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### Author:  [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2006, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-7kg-german-rabbit/343456/20 "2006-02-08T08:44:45Z")
I’ll just say ‘obvious Photoshop!’ to get it over and done with; actually, the version of this photo I saw last week _did_ look fake; this one doesn’t, not so much, although I think we’re seeing some foreshortening here as a result of the rabbit being thrust toward the camera a bit.
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