# Seems I found somebunny's Easter present on my way to the bus stop. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 5, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017 "2010-04-05T13:52:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/41 "2010-04-06T06:58:56Z")
Ahem… Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ahem, Best of luck A really good site that gives you an idea of what your bunny may be thinking [http://language.rabbitspeak.com/rabbittalk.html](http://language.rabbitspeak.com/rabbittalk.html) Shouldn’t there be more pictures by now? have some of these in the meantime [http://www.disapprovingrabbits.com/](http://www.disapprovingrabbits.com/) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/42 "2010-04-06T07:49:56Z")
On Easter Sunday, I was taking the train from Prague down to Vienna. Iglanced out the window during one kind of boring stretch with farm fields, and noticed some movement - on closer inspection it was a large, brown rabbit, running across the field as fast as he could go. I’ve taken many trains over the years, and have never, ever seen a rabbit out the window before. Cool that it happened on Easter. FWIW, I do often see large birds of prey in the fields; now I know who they are looking for. I did also see four deer (one group of three, the other was solo) on this trip, which is kind of unusual to be able to see them during the middle of the day. ---
**Author:** ![Anaglyph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anaglyph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaglyph)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/43 "2010-04-06T09:12:33Z")
Here’s [instructions](http://miniatures.about.com/od/dollhouseminiatures/ss/dollfootsculpt.htm) on how to sculpt doll’s feet and hands from modeling clay ---
**Author:** ![Minnie\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Minnie\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minnie_Luna)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/44 "2010-04-06T13:44:00Z")
Nothing angers me more than someone tossing out a rabbit like this. Did they really expect it would survive on its own? We have been working with the [www.makeminechocolate.org](http://www.makeminechocolate.org) people in trying to educate them on the reasons why they should not gift rabbits, chicks and ducks for Easter unless fully prepared to care for them. My rescue has taken in countless rabbits who were banished to outdoor hutches or given squalid basements to live in. Last year, we were even called to take care of two ducklings someone had dumped on the front steps of a PetSmart. The ducklings were taken to a rescue farm ([www.lastchanceranch.org](http://www.lastchanceranch.org)) where they were raised and then put in with the other ducks. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/45 "2010-04-06T15:53:15Z")
On my way out the door this morning, I gave our little friend a rolled-up lettuce leaf with a few raisins inside. > [@Savannah](#): > > Whatcha going to call him/her? We’re thinking “Harry” or “Harri”, depending. > [@madrabbitwoman](#): > > Shouldn’t there be more pictures by now? I’ll get more when we let him scamper about the place. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/46 "2010-04-07T02:13:13Z")
I hope Harry/i(ette) is eating lots of hay and getting settled in. 🙂 That “Make Mine Chocolate” website has a lot of awesome rabbit tips, how neat! I highly recommend the “Rabbits for Dummies” book as well. ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/47 "2010-04-07T04:39:08Z")
I bought the “rabbits for dummies” book for my local library. “The house rabbit handbook” is quite good too. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/48 "2010-04-07T17:35:16Z")
Just came back from the library around the corner from work. The only rabbit book I could find was A House Rabbit Primer so I checked that out. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/49 "2010-04-07T18:49:12Z")
We still need to check around for vets and get an idea how much a vist would be. I hope it’s not so much that we’d need to wait until my tax refund comes in. ---
**Author:** ![yuliya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f6c823/32.png) [@yuliya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yuliya)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/50 "2010-04-07T20:11:23Z")
Maybe his owner’s didn’t toss him out. Maybe he ran away. Some people let their rabbits roam round the house and it could be let out on accident ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/51 "2010-04-07T20:15:52Z")
Is there also a chance he could have just been a wild bunny? Or would a wild bunny have been more skittish? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/52 "2010-04-07T20:20:32Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Is there also a chance he could have just been a wild bunny? Or would a wild bunny have been more skittish? It almost certainly would have been a lot more skittish (frankly, I’m surprised this one was that mellow; I suspect it was exhausted and just relieved to hopefully be getting some help), and if you find an albino, the chance of it being a domestic is immensely higher than being a wild cottontail mutant. After all, albino prey animals typically wouldn’t last long since they have no camouflage. **yuliya** - Possible, but a loving owner would have papered the neighborhood with flyers. A rabbit that young and tiny would not have gotten far on its own, or survived for long outside, so I doubt **Lute** would be so far from an escapee’s home. I’m betting good money on an abandonment. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/53 "2010-04-07T20:36:15Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > **yuliya** - Possible, but a loving owner would have papered the neighborhood with flyers. Or had went out looking when they noticed their pet missing. Prior to heading up the hill, I did a quick look around to see if anyone was searching for a missing pet. ---
**Author:** ![yuliya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f6c823/32.png) [@yuliya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yuliya)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/54 "2010-04-08T01:44:45Z")
Well, I would just like to believe that no one would abandon a poor baby bunny, so humor me. Either way, at least now the bunny is in capable and loving hands. ---
**Author:** ![yuliya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f6c823/32.png) [@yuliya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yuliya)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/55 "2010-04-08T01:52:29Z")
Oh yeah, and [http://oopsiedaisy.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f9290b988340120a7a9ec61970b-800wi](http://oopsiedaisy.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f9290b988340120a7a9ec61970b-800wi) ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/56 "2010-04-08T02:06:31Z")
> [@yuliya](#): > > Well, I would just like to believe that no one would abandon a poor baby bunny, so humor me. Either way, at least now the bunny is in capable and loving hands. OK, perhaps it’s a mutant albino wild lil’ bunny who is predisposed to be friendly to humans, and **Lute** was lucky enough to rescue it before a predator came by? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![yuliya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f6c823/32.png) [@yuliya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yuliya)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/57 "2010-04-08T16:24:56Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > OK, perhaps it’s a mutant albino wild lil’ bunny who is predisposed to be friendly to humans, and **Lute** was lucky enough to rescue it before a predator came by? 🙂 Or maybe aliens planted the bunny as a test of human altruism. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/58 "2010-04-08T16:41:33Z")
> [@yuliya](#): > > Or maybe aliens planted the bunny as a test of human altruism. Awesome, **Lute** saved the planet from annihilation! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/59 "2010-04-08T16:54:27Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Awesome, **Lute** saved the planet from annihilation! Unless the aliens really HATE being bathed. And raisins. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017/60 "2010-04-08T17:01:43Z")
:eek: I hope the licking we’re getting doesn’t mean we’re being checked to see if we’re good to eat! 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-i-found-somebunnys-easter-present-on-my-way-to-the-bus-stop/535017.md?page=4)