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Lionhead LopLionhead Rabbit ~ European Lionhead Rabbit Family: LeporidaeWCR_AcFpS131.jpg)
Latest Reader Comment - See More My husband and I just brought our Lionhead lop home. She's tiny and adorable. Very inquisitive and VERY brave! We've got a house full of animals and she shows no ... (more) michele 2008-03-23
The Lionhead Lop, like the Lionhead Rabbit, is a very friendly little critter. They enjoy people and are sweet and easy to handle!The Lionhead Rabbit is the newest breed of rabbit, first imported into the United States in 1999. Along with the introduction of this adorable little rabbit with its erect ears, the cute little Lionhead Lop was developed! A Lionhead Lop is a hybrid rabbit developed by crossing a Lionhead Rabbit with a Holland Lop. Lionheads crossed with the Mini-Rex are referred to as Velvet Lionheads. Their are many hybrids of the Lionhead Rabbit and they are all very cute, very unique, and will make excellent pets! The outstanding characteristic of the Lionhead Lop and the Lionhead Rabbit is that they have a 'mane'. These small rabbits are much easier to care for than longhaired or wooly rabbits like the Angoras, because their mane only needs to be combed out every couple of days. The mane on the Lionhead Lop does tend to mat a bit more than on the erect eared Lionhead Rabbit. One thing to keep in mind when getting a young Lionhead is that this is a very new breed, and you won't know what your pet will look like until it grows up! There is no absolute certainty that it will keep its mane. The mane may molt and disappear for good or it may grow back even fuller than it was before. For more information about Rabbits and their care see:
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The Lionhead Rabbits were first brought into the United States from Europe in 1999, mostly from England and Sweden. It is generally thought that the Lionhead Rabbits were first bred in Belgium in 1996 and then imported to England in 1998 where they were crossbred with other small animals to develop what is today called the European Lionhead Rabbit; Lionhead Lops were also being developed.
There are a couple of thoughts on where the Lionhead Rabbit originated. Some think they were the result of crossbreeding a Swiss Fox and a Belgian Dwarf, while others think they are from the Dwarf Angora.
To help get more uniformity in type and size, breeders have been crossing the Lionhead Rabbit with a variety of other rabbits.
Description:
The Lionhead Rabbit is a small bunny that has a 'mane'! The
Lionhead Rabbit is unique to all other "new breeds" of rabbits.
It has the first major mutation in rabbits since 'satin' fur first appeared
in a litter of Havana's in the early 1900's. Unlike most fur mutations
that are recessive genes, the Lionhead has what seems to be a dominant
mutation that causes the 'mane'. So only one parent is required to have
this gene to produce more Lionheads and it cannot be recreated using other
breeds!
Color differences:
The Lionhead Rabbits come in many patterns and color varieties.
Sixty colors are approved for showing in England!
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| My husband and I just brought our Lionhead lop home. She's tiny and adorable. Very inquisitive and VERY brave! We've got a house full of animals and she shows no fear. Go Lucie! I've been trying to research Lionhead lops online and there is very little available. This is really the only location that provided full information.
2008-03-23 |
| I have a lionhead lop named "ricky" ricochet. I think he has some english too because of his coloring, but he is ADORABLE! He's SO sweet, loves to cuddle and kiss, he's smart as a whip, and hilarious. I got him a little house, but instead of sitting inside it he sits on TOP of the thing!
2008-01-16 |
| I have a pet lionhead rabbit named gordon-litefoot. He stomps his feet when hes mad, he's the cutest thing with his beard. The siamese cat, bishop, is his best friend. They are good bunnies.
2008-01-10 |
| I just got a lionhead rabbit. His name is Victor maybe,... I just got him yesterday!
My boyfriend of 5 yrs just bought me one for christmas. It is so cute! He's black and white with a little mane behind his ears. He is the most loving rabbit I have ever met! My plan the future for another one, but maybe Victor will get jealous because he ALWAYS wants my attention!
2007-12-23 |
| Hi everyone, me and my fiancee brought a lion headed lop and named him Waffle. He is an indoor rabbit and we love him to bits. He is so gentle and plays all the time.
Wanted to recommend this breed of rabbit because they are just fantastic and great company.
2007-11-24 |
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