Portal:Lagomorpha

The Lagomorpha portal Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) The lagomorphs (/ˈlæɡəmɔːrf/) are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (rabbits and hares) and the Ochotonidae (pikas). There are 110 recent species of lagomorph of which 109 are extant, including 10 genera of rabbits (42 species), 1 genus of hare (33 species) and 1 genus of pika (34 species). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek lagos (λαγώς, "hare") + morphē (μορφή, "form"). (Full article...) Selected article The Jimmy Carter rabbit incident, dubbed the "killer rabbit" attack by the media, involved a swamp rabbit furiously trying to board then-U.S. President Jimmy Carter's fishing boat on April 20, 1979. Press Secretary Jody Powell mentioned the event to Associated Press correspondent Brooks Jackson on August 28, 1979, who filed the story with the wire service the following day. The story "President Attacked by Rabbit" was carried across the front page of The Washington Post, though the White House's refusal to release the photograph resulted in the newspaper using a cartoon parody of the Jaws poster labeled "PAWS" as its illustration. (Full article...) More selected articles Selected breed The Angora rabbit (Turkish: Ankara tavşanı) is a variety of domestic rabbit bred for its long, soft wool. The Angora is one of the oldest types of domestic rabbit, originating in Ankara, Turkey, along with the Angora cat and Angora goat. The rabbits were popular pets with French royalty in the mid 18th century, and spread to other parts of Europe by the end of the century. They first appeared in the United States in the early 20th century. They are bred largely for their long Angora wool, which may be removed by shearing, combing, or plucking. There are many individual breeds of Angora rabbits, four of which are ARBA-recognized. More… Selected quote “ It was amazing that a play that seems dated in this world… A man whose best friend is a six-foot white rabbit… But it caught on, especially with young people — they surprised me most of all. ” — James Stewart Referring to his 1950 film Harvey Subcategories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories Lagomorphs Lists of lagomorphs Lists of lagomorphs by year of formal description Leporidae Rabbit breeds Leporid diseases Hare hunting Individual rabbits Rabbit landraces Lepus Mythological rabbits and hares Rabbits and hares in popular culture Pronolagus Rabbit dishes Rabbits as pets Sylvilagus Pikas no subcategories Prehistoric lagomorphs no subcategories Lagomorph stubs no subcategories Related portals Selected image Big Buck Bunny movie still Big Buck Bunny movie still Still from Big Buck Bunny, a 2007 computer-animated short film. The plot follows a day in the life of the main character Big Buck Bunny who meets three bullying rodents. The film was made using Blender, a free application for 3-D modeling, rendering, compositing, and animation. Selected video Rabbits will sometimes try to chew on wood furniture. Did you know … that rabbits are not rodents but lagomorphs? "Rabbit" in… Chinese: 兔子 French: le lapin German: das Kaninchen Hindi: ख़रगोश Japanese: 兎 Latin: cuniculus Scots: kinnen Spanish: el conejo Get involved For editor resources and to collaborate with other editors on improving Wikipedia's Lagomorpha-related articles, see WikiProject Mammals. Things you can do Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Belgian Silver, British Giant, Palomino, Sussex, Thüringer Cleanup : Holland Lop, Angora rabbit Expand : House Rabbit Society, British Rabbit Council Infobox : Template:Infobox rabbit breed Photo : Additional pictures of different breeds, either photos taken by yourself or from Flickr Stubs : Czech Red Rabbit, Blue of Sint-Niklaas, Havana (rabbit), Alaska rabbit. More… Verify : Netherland Dwarf , Rabbit show jumping Topics Associated Wikimedia The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject: Commons Free media repository Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals Wikidata Free knowledge base Wikinews Free-content news Wikiquote Collection of quotations Wikisource Free-content library Wikispecies Directory of species Wikiversity Free learning tools Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus