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Crazy Baby Bunnies

This entry marks the beginning of a series on a road trip that I took with my little sister and her boyfriend a few months ago:

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The rabbits have been out in great numbers everywhere. They don't seem to need much to proliferate. I've seen them in the grass, chaparral, and riparian habitats.

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Young bunnies seem to be less spooky than the adults. This one liked to get really close, and then started spazzing out, running this way and that. I think I saw them do the same thing to coyotes on the Discovery Channel. I don't remember why they do this, butt it reminds me of the behaviour of young humans.

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If you like bunny rabbits, you might check out Daniel Chong's short story.

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I tried stewed rabbit in France, and remember it being a mild, succulent meat. Trying rabbit was one of the first times that I tried something not usually eaten in America, and this experience set me on the path to eating animals, parts of animals, and other things that I would have never been able to try had I stuck to the McDonalds diet when visiting foreign lands. I'll take stewed rabbit over a Big Mac any day!

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Doesn't he look cute/delicious? Mmmmm. Stewed rabbit.

Comments (8)

YoMama:

I agree, rabbit is a deliciously mild, sweet, tender meat. In my opinion, it's a better, cleaner source of meat protein than chicken, pork or beef. And it's quieter, too!

I have a pet rabbit when i was very young. Unfortunately, those @#$$#%$ adults (well actually my parents) sneakingly slaughtered it to make chinese tonic, sigh! ... :( think i cried for few days? oh well, i still have my cat to play with then.

Adam:

Wow, you're the second person to tell me that their parents killed their kid's pet rabbit to eat (or in your case, to use for medicine).

Just to clarify my stance, I am against eating pets. Eating someone's pet is not a nice thing to do. Even if that pet is very, very delicious.

YoMama:

Good thing you clarified that stance, because you keep making jokes about eating our fat little puppies, who are now reaching rabbit size! Run, Killer, run!

I have never had stewed rabbit, but that little rabbit looks so cute, especially in that last photo, that I don't know how you can write about stewing him/her ; )

Adam:

Heh, well I didn't really want to eat that rabbit. I just think that it might taste good. I know, it sounds kind of twisted, but that's what came to mind when I was editing these pictures.

As long as you are detached from your food, it is easier to swallow. For all I know the bacon I ate last week was taken from a very likable pig, but since I had never met it, all I know is that it was delicious. Once you develop a relationship with something, anything really, things change.

Anonymous:

your bunnie kicks ass

Megan:

i will never eat rabbit.. i love my baby that i have at home!!

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