# a Bunny question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 25, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818 "2018-05-25T19:16:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Susa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susa/32/16359_2.png) [@Susa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susa)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/1 "2018-05-25T19:16:46Z")
A lot of the bunnies in my yard have beat up ears. (I couldn’t find a bunny forum anywhere to ask this question.) What do you suppose causes this? Could cats do that? Coyotes? Here are a few pictures to give you a few examples. [https://images51.fotki.com/v1654/photos/5/3831375/14409108/Bunny6717-vi.jpg](https://images51.fotki.com/v1654/photos/5/3831375/14409108/Bunny6717-vi.jpg) [![](https://images54.fotki.com/v1662/photos/5/3831375/14409108/Bunny4_28_18_1-vi.jpg) ](https://images54.fotki.com/v1662/photos/5/3831375/14409108/Bunny4_28_18_1-vi.jpg) [![](https://images15.fotki.com/v1669/photos/5/3831375/14409108/Bunny520172TornEar2-vi.jpg) ](https://images15.fotki.com/v1669/photos/5/3831375/14409108/Bunny520172TornEar2-vi.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/2 "2018-05-25T19:44:22Z")
Ever seen _Watership Down_? Rabbit fights. ---
**Author:** ![Susa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susa/32/16359_2.png) [@Susa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susa)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/3 "2018-05-25T19:59:13Z")
I love Waterhip Down! I never gave rabbit fights a thought. This is a very likely cause. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![BobBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@BobBitchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobBitchin)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/4 "2018-05-25T20:18:01Z")
Body modification, clearly those are hipster bunnies.🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/5 "2018-05-25T20:22:26Z")
You gotta survive a lot of shit to be a full-growed bunny! ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/6 "2018-05-25T21:48:52Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > You gotta survive a lot of shit to be a full-growed bunny! Both literal and figurative. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/7 "2018-05-25T22:11:04Z")
Yep, bunny on bunny violence. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/8 "2018-05-26T01:19:36Z")
If you want, you should be able to ID them as individuals thanks to said injuries. ---
**Author:** ![Susa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susa/32/16359_2.png) [@Susa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susa)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/9 "2018-05-26T01:48:07Z")
Thank you all very much! These are tough bunnies. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/10 "2018-05-26T01:59:28Z")
What do they fight about? ---
**Author:** ![Susa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susa/32/16359_2.png) [@Susa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susa)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/11 "2018-05-26T02:07:58Z")
I think it is marital issues. So, I wonder if all of the ragged bunnies are boys. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/12 "2018-05-26T02:15:00Z")
Hormones do bad things to girl bunnies. They are either in heat or gestating. How mad would you be? ---
**Author:** ![Susa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susa/32/16359_2.png) [@Susa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susa)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/13 "2018-05-26T02:46:02Z")
Ha, ha! Poor girl bunnies. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/14 "2018-05-26T03:04:42Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Hormones do bad things to girl bunnies. They are either in heat or gestating. How mad would you be? [Rabbits do not go into heat.](http://lovingbunnies.blogspot.com/2014/07/how-to-tell-if-your-rabbit-is-in-heat.html) They are what are called “induced ovulators.” In other words, if you are a Rabbit, you shouldn’t rely on the rhythm method for birth control. ---
**Author:** ![lingyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/15 "2018-05-26T06:09:20Z")
I found out the hard way (sorry, RIP Doody) that males are territorial and when they fight they go for the testicles. I thought my two male rabbits were getting along great in their cage until one day I saw Doody had been castrated the hard way! _SIGH_ We took him to vet, but he didn’t make it through the night because of shock. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/16 "2018-05-26T06:41:36Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > [Rabbits do not go into heat.](http://lovingbunnies.blogspot.com/2014/07/how-to-tell-if-your-rabbit-is-in-heat.html) They are what are called “induced ovulators.” > > In other words, if you are a Rabbit, you shouldn’t rely on the rhythm method for birth control. That’s even worse. ---
**Author:** ![Susa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susa/32/16359_2.png) [@Susa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susa)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/17 "2018-05-26T14:45:38Z")
It sounds like it is the boys who do the fighting. The girls are busy with their own personal issues . . . alone. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/18 "2018-05-29T15:52:27Z")
Maybe damage from frostbite? ---
**Author:** ![Susa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susa/32/16359_2.png) [@Susa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susa)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/19 "2018-05-29T16:48:53Z")
I had actually considered frostbite, because we had an extremely cold winter. But the two winters before this have not been so cold and one time, in the summer, the bunny had freshly bloody ears, so that would not be frostbite. I have been watching these chopped up ears for several years. We do have feral cats around here, and coyotes. A coyote would take the entire bunny, but I could see a full grown rabbit putting up a big fight with a cat. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunny-question/814818/20 "2018-05-29T16:51:32Z")
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