What Is a Rabbit?
A rabbit is a mammal. It has fur, breathes air and feeds milk to its kits.
Rabbits need hay, clean water, safe shelter, hiding places and room to hop.
Rabbit
A rabbit is a small, furry animal. It has long ears, a fluffy tail and strong back legs. Rabbits move by hopping.
Fun Facts About Rabbits
- A baby rabbit is called a kit.
- A group of rabbits can be called a colony.
- Rabbits use strong back legs to hop.
- A rabbit has a small, fluffy tail.
Home, Food, and Movement
- Home: a safe shelter with room to hop
- Food: hay, grass and leafy greens
- Movement: hops, runs and jumps
- Rest: rests in a quiet hiding place
Easy Practice Sentences
Easy: I see a rabbit.
Medium: The rabbit has long ears.
Challenge: The rabbit hops across the grass.
Say each sentence aloud and point to the picture.
Activity Idea
Make a hopping rabbit picture.
- Draw grass and a safe rabbit shelter.
- Draw a rabbit with two long ears.
- Add four legs and a fluffy tail.
- Tell a grown-up how your rabbit moves.
This activity helps children draw, speak and learn about rabbits.
Rabbit Body Parts
- Ears: help the rabbit hear
- Eyes: help it see
- Whiskers: help it feel things near its face
- Teeth: help it nibble food
- Back legs: help it hop and jump
Look and Think
- What colour is the rabbit?
- Can you point to its long ears?
- Can you find its back legs?
- Does it have a fluffy tail?
Learning Safely Around Rabbits
- Stay with a grown-up and be quiet.
- Never chase or frighten a rabbit.
- Do not pick up or feed a rabbit without permission.
- Be gentle if the owner says you may stroke it.
- Wash your hands after touching a rabbit or cleaning its living area.
Compare and Think
- Rabbit and hare: both have long ears, but a hare is usually bigger.
- Rabbit and guinea pig: both have fur and eat plants.
- Rabbit and chicken: a rabbit has fur. A chicken has feathers.
Rabbit Words to Learn
- Kit: a baby rabbit
- Colony: a group of rabbits living together
- Hop: to jump forwards
- Hay: dried grass that rabbits eat
- Burrow: a hole or tunnel in the ground
Check understanding
Quick Questions
Say each answer aloud. Then check it with a grown-up.
Q1
What is a baby rabbit called?
Answer
A baby rabbit is called a kit.
Q2
What does a rabbit eat?
Answer
A rabbit eats hay, grass and leafy greens.
Q3
How does a rabbit move?
Answer
A rabbit hops and jumps.
Q4
What kind of ears does a rabbit have?
Answer
A rabbit has long ears.