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English Spot rabbit

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English Spot rabbit

Origin The English Spot is believed to be one of the oldest breeds of fancy rabbit. The exact origin of the English Spot is not known, but is thought to have come from the English Butterfly. It is thought to be a relative of the Checkered Giant due to their shared physical features, such as cheek spots, butterflies, eye circles, coloured ears, and a herringbone.
The breed has been common in England since the 1850s, and was imported to North America at around 1910. The American English Spot Rabbit Club was established in 1924. The French named the breed "Lapin Papillon Anglais", or the English Butterfly Rabbit from the butterfly marking on the nose. Previous generations of the breed entailed a white rabbit with patches of colour and through the years has acquired clearly defined markings.

Physical Attributes

Weight 5 - 8 lbs. (2.3 - 3.6 kg)
Ear Type Erect
Fur Type Flyback
Colours An English Spot is known by its six types of body markings: butterfly, cheek spots, eye circles, coloured ears, herringbone, and chain of spots. The butterfly is a butterfly marking around the nose; if looking straight at the rabbit's nose, the butterfly will peak in the middle and have a wing on both sides. The cheek spots are a colored dots below the eye on both sides of the rabbit. Eye circles are solid coloured circles around both eyes of the rabbit. The herringbone is a straight, solid line that runs from the base of the ears to the tip of the tail along the rabbit's backbone. The most known feature of the English Spot is the chain of individual spots that sweeps both sides of the rabbit's body, running from the base of the neck to the hind legs.
Appearance Racy body, long erect ears.
Other Considerations Life Expectancy: 5-8 years
Temperament: Gentle
Some people claim it has a rather nervous temperament.
Best Kept In Pen. Cage, House or Yard.
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