Rabbits have an excellent sense of smell, hearing and vision. They have nearly 360° panoramic vision, allowing them to detect predators from all directions.
Rabbits have extremely strong hind limbs which allow them to leap great distances. They can jump up to one metre high and three metres long.
Rabbits are territorial animals which live in loosely organised social groups. They live in warrens comprising of an intricate series of underground tunnels with different entrances and exits. When rabbits ‘binky’, this is an expression of joy. They will run, jump into the air, twist their body and flick their feet.
Rabbits are affectionate social animals that enjoy the company of other rabbits. They will perform allogrooming where two individuals will simultaneously groom each other. Although typically very quiet, rabbits do communicate vocally, with varying types of vocalisations communicating different messages, e.g. low humming when running around an individual is a signal of affection.
Rabbits stand upright on their hind legs to give themselves a better vantage point to look for predators. They alert other rabbits to the presence of danger by thumping their hind legs.
For the last 60 years rabbits have been increasingly commonly kept as pets in the UK and other countries. In the last ten years there has been an especially big increase in the UK making them the nation's third most popular furry pet. In 2010 about 1 million rabbits were kept as pets. However, before taking on the commitment of caring for a rabbit as a pet consideration should be given to whether its physical and emotional needs can be met. Properly caring for an animal as a pet can have significant time and cost implications. For example caring for a rabbit is likely to cost more than £3,000 over the course of its lifetime.
People often think rabbits are very easy to look after and that all they need to do is pop them in a hutch in the garden and feed and clean them when needed. However, this is actually very far from the truth. Nowadays, we have a far greater understanding of rabbits and there are a few things we need to recognise in order to keep them happy.
Rabbits expressing aggressive behaviour toward people and other pets often indicates they are in distress and suffering emotionally. There are many ways to improve the lives of rabbits kept as pets:
Rabbits should be kept in pairs. Companionship is key to the welfare of rabbits – without the company of another neutered rabbit they get lonely and bored. In the wild, rabbits are social creatures, a fact that doesn’t change just because they are kept as pets.
Rabbits need an appropriate diet. Fibre, in the form of hay and grass, is the most vital food for rabbits – it’s essential for their digestive health, and they can die without it. Whilst a small daily amount of green veg is good, a diet based solely on vegetables, fruit and carrots does not provide all the nutrients that rabbits need, leaving them malnourished.
Rabbits kept as pets should be offered shelter and hiding places - rabbits confined to open spaces with no protection will feel threatened. Predators such as dogs may also scare prey species such as rabbits.
In the wild, rabbits have plenty to keep them occupied, from foraging to reproduction to territorial defence. Captive rabbits, on the other hand, often lack stimulation, which can lead to behavioural problems and poor health. Much like humans, they need to be kept physically and mentally active. A rabbit’s natural environment can be imitated by providing enrichment such as tunnels and platforms for climbing, tree stumps, twigs, suitable toys, and places to hide such as cardboard boxes.
Digging is an innate and favourite pastime of rabbits, both wild and domesticated. By providing digging substitutes, such as a sand or earth pit, rabbits kept as pets will be able to dig away without damaging your garden or escaping.
Just like humans, rabbits become bored if their environments remain the same, so can benefit from variety and occasional change of scenery. However, too much change can have adverse effects. A wild rabbit’s survival depends on an intimate knowledge of its surroundings in order to escape from predators, so structural changes to the “warren” of a rabbit kept as a pet should be kept subtle, such as changing their toys and regularly providing new ones.
It’s incredibly beneficial for rabbits kept as pets to start interacting with people, other rabbits and also other pets such as cats and dogs from an early age. Familiarity with other species will help rabbits develop into friendly and confident adults. Exposing them to normal everyday sights and sounds is also important, so they’re relaxed and happy in their environments.
Not many people know that rabbits can be trained. Those kept as pets can really benefit from reward-based training. For example, they can be trained to exercise and go over small jumps, which in turn is great for their health. Being active reduces the risk of rabbits becoming overweight and even obese, as well as providing physical and mental stimulation.
The gentle timid nature of rabbits saw them used by many Renaissance artists representing purity and the unquestioning faith in religion, for example Titian’s Madonna with Rabbit (1530). Rabbits have long been recognised as symbols of fertility and rebirth, hence their association with spring and Easter.
The rabbit is one of the 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac. It represents graciousness, kindness, sensitivity, compassion, tenderness and elegance.


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This blog post is a bit of a re-write of a comment I made to the post Fractal Implementation, or, On the Dangers of David Allen's Finger over on Merlin Mann's 43 Folders site.
Its a funny thing, but I think that there is a mindset that its easier to play with a system than to just do the stuff the system is prescribing.
Playing and experimentation is in itself a good thing - a very good thing. But it needs a time and place, and that time and place is when you've really bedded down the methodology, and are using it well.
Next Actions, Weekly Reviews, Waiting Fors and leakless collection habits are all things that need to be second nature before you've earned the right to tweak.
At the risk of using another martial arts metaphor, in karate there is a concept of learning called Shu-Ha-Ri.
The first stage, Shu, basically entails rote learning, without asking questions. Things should be done the way that has been shown, and absolutely following both the methods and the principles.
The second stage, Ha, involves personalising the system. In this stage, it is acceptable (within limits) to modify the methods without changing the core principles to suit your individual strengths and weaknesses. Having explored the Shu stage in depth, you should be keenly aware of your strengths and weaknesses.
The third stage, Ri, is a natural progression where one develops their own "style within a style", deeply studying the core principles and modifying both the methods and the principles where appropriate to suit one's own process.
In the martial arts, Shu-Ha-Ri has no set timetable. It is observed, not driven. It happens naturally - when the student is ready, the teacher will appear. But in essence, it can take 5 years to move through the Shu stage into Ha, and then another 5 years or more to move through the Ha stage. Incidentally, this means that someone of early black belt level is generaly still in the Shu stage.
I wonder if David Allen's metaphor of black belt in his Getting Things Done (GTD) approach is coincidental - maybe his message is that people should learn and internalise the basics before getting too experimental. I am not suggesting that it should take 5 years before we adapt our GTD implementation, but it should take however long is required to internalise the methods and principles, before modifying the methods.
Lets not forget that David Allen has been doing this stuff for 20+ years. In my books he has earned the right to modify methods and principles to develop his own system.


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I think confidence goes a long way in life. I've gone through phases of over confidence (arrogance) and under confidence. However, I strive to have just 'confidence'. The reason I find this to be important is that so often in life people get ahead meerly by having the confidence to speak up or raise their hand. Not only do I strongly value confidence for myself, but I value it in others.
My best friend recently became engaged and she's asked my advice on a number of things relating to the wedding. However, the biggest piece of advice she is seeking comes down to relationship management. So things like who to invite, how many people to invite, how to engage with her in-laws about the invite list and the actual wedding. I definitely don't envy her in this situation. Managing relationships to success for a wedding is true art.
Reviewing my values makes me feel like I'm an ambitious and thoughful person. It's interesting that last week I didn't beleive I suffered from sterotype threat; however, this week, I'm stating that I want to work on my confidence. I think that's at least a signal that I suffer from some form of stereotype threat as on paper there is no reason for me to have a lack of confidence.
The things that help when I'm feeling down are: exercise, music, and a good night's rest. Usually, one of these things will do the trick. If all else fails, I have a list of supporters that I can ring up to cheer me up. I'm ready for all of the hardwork and rewards that will come from DBC onsite.


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