. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 509. English rabbit. foster mothers to rear the young of other rabbits whose quality is not discernable at birth. The Dutch rabbit is growing rapidly in popularity. The English rabbit (Fig. 509) or, as it was known at first, the " spotted " rabbit, is the Dalmatian of the rabbit fancy. It has what is known as the "butterfly" snout, a nose mark- ing which, viewed directly in front, looks like a spread- ing butterfly. The back is to have an unbroken herring- bone marking following the spine. The sides shoul
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 509. English rabbit. foster mothers to rear the young of other rabbits whose quality is not discernable at birth. The Dutch rabbit is growing rapidly in popularity. The English rabbit (Fig. 509) or, as it was known at first, the " spotted " rabbit, is the Dalmatian of the rabbit fancy. It has what is known as the "butterfly" snout, a nose mark- ing which, viewed directly in front, looks like a spread- ing butterfly. The back is to have an unbroken herring- bone marking following the spine. The sides should be spotted, running from the shoulders to the thighs and widening, but each spot clear and dis- tinct. The cheek should have a spot and the eye a circle of color with a spot just clear of it. The ears should be the same color as the spots. These rabbits come in black, blue and tortoise, the black usually presenting the most effective and pleasing combination with the white, which the rest of the fur other than the spots should be. There are three studs of these rabbits in this coun- try, from which they have spread rapidly. All the originals were imported within the last decade. The Himalayan rabbit (Fig. 510) has been fifty years or so in the making. It is probable that from black or silver-gray rabbits an albino has sprung with colored extremities. This has been inbred and developed until we have our present-day pretty little rabbit that, it is said, furnishes a great deal of arti- ficial ermine. The entire body is white, eyes pink, but the ears, nose, feet and tail are nearly black. The statement is often made that it came from the Hima- layaa moun- tains, but the evidence seems rather to sup- port the origin in the breeders' art. It should be compact, with fine - cut limbs, but not chubby like the Dutch nor yet racy like the Belgian. Particular care has to be used in the amount of light admitted to the hutches. It does not develop its full color in the dark, and direct su
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