A U.S. Marine medic, previously stationed in Afghanistan, was able to use his field skills back home... when he came to the rescue of four orphaned rabbits.

Joshua Bisnar, a Naval Hospital Corpsman, found the helpless bunnies alongside their dead mother while he was raking the volleyball court at Camp Pendleton, in San Diego, California, where he was stationed with a Marine Corps unit. He scooped up the animals and carefully placed them in a makeshift home - consisting of a box with a few old shirts to make it more comfortable.

To feed them, he researched a formula mixed with probiotic he found at Petco pet store and purchased four small droppers to administer the formula into the hungry mouths three times a day. And clearly a fan of guitar players, he named them James (after Jimi Hendrix), Steven, Raymond and Vaughan (after Stevie Ray Vaughan).

Bisnar said: 'I would feed them at about 6am before work, 12pm at lunch and 6pm.

'I was so scared to go to work or leave them alone, I should have given them to a wildlife sanctuary but I was scared that the car ride would be too traumatic but It was amazing how fast they grew up.

'They got out of that ugly newborn phase and started looking like fluffy little bunnies after one week.


Soon they were hopping around their modified cage I made them.'

He added: 'It was about the second week that they started jumping against the side of the box at about 2-3am trying to wake me up for another feeding. That's when it went to four times a day.

'It was adorable. I always knew when they were hungry because they would all bunch up and look up at me during the day when I walked by and when I would put my hand in the box, they would all run up and fight to jump into my hand for feeding.'


Mr Bisnar started weaning them on to arugula (rocket salad) and slowly incorporated some of the natural foods found in southern California - including dandelions and grass.

Then one day, the combat medic went back to his room to discover there was one just sitting in the hallway looking at him - and he knew it was time to let them go. Mr Bisnar said: 'I'm originally from Newport Beach, California, so the next weekend I brought them to a wildlife conservation place off of PCH in Huntington Beach.


'The lady that worked there was amazed about how a Military member from Camp Pendleton raised four bunnies with a 100 percent survival rate.
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A Pit Bull and adult Flemish giant rabbit aren’t the first pair of animals to come to mind when you think snuggle buddies. But that’s what’s happened in Mindy Hayes’ home.

“My pitbull is amazing and this shows that it’s NOT the breed. Grace originally was used for fighting, later ended up tied to a tree (we don’t know for how long), then to The Anna Shelter, then I adopted her. She was only 10 months old. Now she is a fun, loving, crazy wild girl,” Hayes shares on Facebook.

But Grace wasn’t so crazy or wild that Hayes thought she might be a danger to Sophie, the rabbit she brought home last year. She still took things carefully, however.

Grace and Sophie were introduced to one another cautiously at first, but soon it became apparent to Hayes that the two shared an instant connection. “They sniffed one another, and they just blossomed from there,” she told the Dodo.

The two now snuggle together on the couch every day. Sometimes, Grace gives Sophie a groom, which the rabbit doesn’t seem to mind one bit.

Hayes adds that “Grace would groom Sophie until she is sopping wet if I let her!”


The dog and bunny love to spend time in each other’s company and their loving friendship is a marvel to Hayes’ friends and acquaintances. But it’s no surprise to Hayes who says Grace and Sophie are both happy, sociable and loving to everyone. She writes, “The bond these two have is unbreakable.”


FACTS: Pit Bulls are strong, engergetic, agile and powerful dogs. The are also very resourceful and driven. “Determination” is one of their most notable traits. Whatever they set out to do, they will put their heart and soul into it. Whether it’s escaping out of an inadequately fenced yard to explore the neighborhood or destroying your new couch when left home alone or climbing into your lap to shower you with kisses – they just don’t give up easily.


Stahlkuppe (1995) writes: “The American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT) or the Am Staff, is certainly not the right pet for everyone. Being a powerful dog, it will require sufficient and adequate control. Some prospective elderly owners or children, will not be able to supply that control. A first time dog owner, in the minds of many experienced dog breeders, should not buy an APBT or an Am Staff. An insecure person who wants only an aggressive dog to bolster some personal human inadequacy should never become an owner of one of these dogs.”


Another very important characteristic of Pit Bull dogs, is their amazing love of people. These dogs are indeed remarkably affectionate, and crave human attention. They are wonderful cuddlers and nothing beats a belly rub. In fact, most Pit Bulls think they are lap dogs!
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Incredible footage has surfaced which shows a man trying desperately to save a rabbit from a massive blaze in California.

The video, which was filmed by RMG News, shows an unnamed man who is watching a wild rabbit scurry on the side of a highway around the huge flames.

He is visibly distressed as the rabbit seems to head straight for the fire, but manages to catch the poor creature just in time to bring him to safety.

The cameraman said the man pulled over to save the critter, and is believed to have declined a request for an on-camera interview shortly afterwards.

Massive fires spread across California on Wednesday, resulting in a state of emergency which led to mass evacuations and road closures around the area.

One of the fires spread through the hills above Ventura driven by 50mph winds, hundreds of buildings have burned down.


More than 100,000 people from across the region have fled, and hundreds of schools in the region have had to close down because of the blaze.

This year has been the worst ever for fires in the region, and has been exacerbated by the increasing developments in dangerous areas.


The fires look set to rage on with the National Weather Service reporting ‘extreme fire danger’ for today and beyond.

More extreme winds are expected in the region, which will probably carry embers and spread the fires into new regions – putting more people at risk.

Witnesses say this man pulled over to save a wild rabbit from flames along Highway 1 in Southern California as the massive #ThomasFire spreads toward Santa Barbara County. https://t.co/gGqzZlGfqT pic.twitter.com/3MT8IvV91d

— ABC News (@ABC) December 7, 2017

A 2-weeks-old wild rabbit was found and rescued by a loving family and nursed back to health with some warm milk and plenty of rest.

But when the family cat gets involved, what happens next is an incredibly precious friendship you'll have to see to believe!

 FACTS: Male rabbits are called bucks; females are called does. An older term for an adult rabbit is coney, while rabbit once referred only to the young animals. Another term for a young rabbit is bunny, though this term is often applied informally (especially by children) to rabbits generally, especially domestic ones.

More recently, the term kit or kitten has been used to refer to a young rabbit. A young hare is called a leveret; this term is sometimes informally applied to a young rabbit as well.

A group of rabbits is known as a colony, or nest (and occasionally a warren, though this more commonly refers to where the rabbits live). A group of young rabbits is referred to as a litter, and a group of domestic rabbits is sometimes called a herd.

Life had scarcely begun when this little rabbit became an orphan. Just a week old and his mother was dead — which would typically spell a tragically fleeting foray into this world.

 But this little rabbit was taken in by a family in Rotherham, U.K., where he was named Bubbles. And then his new mother, a cat named Snaggle Puss, found him. Specifically, on the couch.

As it turned out, there was plenty of room in the litter. Just another mouth to feed. Just another tiny heart to fill with a mother's love.

Of course, they're all grown up now. The babies have doubtlessly moved on to bigger, brighter adventures.

But we'll always remember a baby rabbit named Bubbles who beat the odds by finding himself with good people. And a compassionate cat named Snaggle Puss who gave him the best of starts in life.
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Vroni Effner, a 23-year-old female reporter who lives in Coesfeld of Germany, rescued  5 wild orphaned baby rabbit.

Her pet dog Rüde Jack, a wolf dog helps her take care of these little rabbits, according to the website of Germany magazine Das Bild.

Some Amazing Facts About Rabbits: Rabbits have an excellent sense of smell, hearing and vision. They have nearly 360° panoramic vision, allowing them to detect predators from all directions. They can see everything behind them and only have a small blind-spot in front of their nose.

Rabbits have extremely strong hind limbs which allow them to leap great distances. They can jump up to one metre high and three metres long. Rabbits are territorial animals which live in loosely organised social groups. They live in warrens comprising of an intricate series of underground tunnels with different entrances and exits.

When rabbits ‘binky’, this is an expression of joy. They will run, jump into the air, twist their body and flick their feet.


Rabbits are affectionate social animals that enjoy the company of other rabbits. They will perform allogrooming where two individuals will simultaneously groom each other.

A gentle Labrador made a very unlikely friend while playing in the garden - an extremely tiny rabbit.

The heart-warming video was captured by the owners of dog Meg, who spotted their pet becoming acquainted with a baby bunny.

In the clip the pair can be seen enjoying the mild weather of Canada while facing off with each other in the long grass.

Labradors have a reputation as a very even-tempered breed and an excellent family dog. This includes a good reputation with children of all ages and other animals. Some lines, particularly those that have continued to be bred specifically for their skills at working in the field (rather than for their appearance), are particularly fast and athletic.

Their fun-loving boisterousness and lack of fear may require training and firm handling at times to ensure it does not get out of hand—an uncontrolled adult can be quite problematic. Females may be slightly more independent than males.


Labradors mature at around three years of age; before this time they can have a significant degree of puppy-like energy, often mislabelled as being hyperactive.


Because of their enthusiasm, leash-training early on is suggested to prevent pulling when full-grown. Labradors often enjoy retrieving a ball endlessly (often obsessively) and other forms of activity (such as agility, frisbee, or flyball).

Wheelz was found stiff and frozen by a farmer at Overlook Acres, US. He was more than likely injured by an older rabbit who dragged him out of his nest box. Normally, the bunny would have been put down to take him out of the misery. But Wheelz was determined to live, even if paralyzed, so the farm’s owners decided to keep him as a pet.

Wheelz was given a tiny skateboard wheelchair for $1 so that he could move freely. “Just because you raise an animal  does not mean that you don’t provide that animal with kindness, compassion, and the best living environment you can provide,” wrote the farmer on Facebook. “Wheelz has his forever home.” (Source)

If you are considering adopting a rabbit, here are just some of the things you should know: Rabbits may live eight to twelve years, so make sure you are ready for that kind of commitment. Rabbits need daily care. If they are not handled gently and often, they may not be comfortable with being picked up and cuddled.


Rabbits love the company of other rabbits. If you have one bunny, think about getting him or her a companion. Rabbits are intelligent and curious, and consequently a bored rabbit can be a destructive and unhappy rabbit. Digging and chewing are among their favorite pastimes, so whether he's inside a cage or out, your rabbit needs plenty of toys to keep busy.

A flying pet rabbit is to be renamed Gertrude after the storm that blew it up onto a roof in Northern Ireland.

 Firefighters rescued the bunny, formerly known as Bumper, after it was unexpectedly deposited on top of the Omagh residential home where it lives.

It appears the pet’s “hare-raising” experience was due to not battening down the hutches outside the Deverney Road property. A gale force gust swept the animal’s wooden home into the air on Friday morning and sent it crashing toward the building. District Commander of Omagh Fire Station David Doherty said the rabbit had a lucky escape.

“The wind caught the hutch and sent it flying into the air and it has catapulted the rabbit out of the hutch and onto the roof,” he said.


“Now the hutch has come down and smashed, so it was probably lucky for the rabbit that it did come out.” “They are going to re-name it Gertrude now after the storm, because of the adventure it’s had,” he said.
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This wild rabbit got an unusual look into the world of domestic bunnies — and he likes what he sees.

YouTuber bill16504 decided to open his sliding door one warm spring day, leaving his rabbit, Pep, sitting in her favorite spot in front of the screen. Soon they had an unexpected visitor in the form of a curious wild rabbit.

The wild rabbit appears to be quite taken with Pep. The video description mentions that the wild rabbits were in the midst of mating season so it's possible this wild visitor had some amorous thoughts in mind (though domestic rabbits can't successfully reproduce with wild rabbits in the U.S. as they're too genetically dissimilar). It could also be that curiosity overcame his natural caution.

In any case, the wild rabbit was much bolder than the house bunny — who quickly retreats to her cardboard box in the face of all the attention.


Unfortunately for these lovebirds (but probably wisely) the owner didn't decide to open the screen. It's a tragic love story for the ages — though hopefully the wild rabbit found a better target for his affections.
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A Paralyzed rabbit is given the chance to walk again with a bunny Wheelchair

When Bertha the rabbit lost the ability to walk this past May, the vet wanted to give up on her. But her owner said no.

Bertha was just 4 years old when an injury made her lose the use of her back legs. But Melanie James, who's had Bertha since she was just a baby, knew that Bertha's story wasn't over yet.

"When the vet said the nicest thing to do would be to put her down, she still had so much life," James told South West News Service. "I've actually seen dogs in wheelchairs and I thought 'if it works for a dog, then why not a rabbit?'"


So James went out and bought a small dog wheelchair, which she modified to fit Bertha. Now, the feisty rabbit is zooming around just like before, rolling through the garden and happily grooming herself.And the good news doesn't end there. Inspired by her significant improvement, Jones hopes that eventually Bertha might even outgrow her need for the wheelchair as her muscles appear to be strengthening. (Source)

Two of nature's most adorable residents came together recently — and engaged in an enchanting playdate.

 A recent video taken at Colorado's YMCA of the Rockies shows an unusual reaction between a fawn and a wild rabbit.

The young deer curiously approaches the little rabbit, sniffing him then jumping back playfully. The rabbit, in turn, makes a little leap of his own.

What follows is several minutes of curious nuzzling and incredible bouncy playfulness. Both the deer and the rabbit — who also appears to be a juvenile — leap into the air and bounce across the lawn, zooming back and forth as they get to know each other.

While the little deer is certainly having fun, the rabbit looks rather annoyed and appears to be acting defensively — but he's curious enough to stand his ground instead of running away. In any case, the result is pure magic.
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This teeny-tiny wild cottontail couldn't be more excited for lunchtime. He practically dances with excitement while he gulps down his bottle.

 You can even hear his rescuers laughing in the background while he paddles his little feet in the air.

Even though they're totally adorable, baby wild animals like this little guy aren't pets

 I/My Dog/My Cat Destroyed a Wild Rabbit Nest! What Do I Do? Remake the nest as best you can with grasses, hay, straw in the same place. Nests can be moved to a safer place up to 10′ away from the original site and can be reconstructed if necessary. To make a new nest, dig a shallow hole about 3″ deep and put into it as much of the original material as you can recover, including the mother’s fur. Add dried grass as needed, and put the young back.


 Mother rabbits return to the nest to nurse only at night, staying away as much as possible so as not to attract predators. To determine if the mother is returning, create a tic-tac-toe pattern over the nest with straw, grasses or tiny twigs. Wait 24 hours to see if the twigs have been disturbed. She may be able to feed them without moving the twigs much, so double check–If the babies look healthy, are warm, then the mother is coming back. If they are cold, dehydrated, get them to a professional; do not care for them yourself. Please contact a Wildlife Rehabber or rabbit vet immediately.

Slow and steady! Herbert the tortoise stays true to age-old fable and beats rabbit in pet shop race

The age-old proverb states that slow and steady wins the race, and a tortoise proved that to be true once again when it beat a rabbit which one would expect to come out on top.

Filmed at the Paws and Claws Pet Store in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, the video presents the two competitors lined up against each other as a woman shouts ‘go’.

Moving from their mark, the Russian tortoise named Herbert immediately gets its head down and begins walking in the correct direction. The dwarf bunny named Sven on the other hand becomes instantly distracted and hops off to the right.


Giving the rabbit a helping hand, a woman redirects it back onto the correct path and actually puts it into the lead.

Checking out the tortoise, the rabbit begins sniffing at its shell and the surrounding women can be heard laughing.
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Interspecies friendships are awesome. Here are some photographs from Tanja Askani of a deer and a rabbit who are apparently pals.

Askani is a photographer and animal scientist. She has a book entitled Kinship with the Wolf: The Amazing Story of the Woman Who Lives with Wolves. From the Amazon page:

Czech author and animal scientist Askani lives with her husband at a game park in Germany. Originally, they had established the falconry at the park, bred raptors, and presented bird shows with their birds of prey. When her husband brought her an orphaned three-day-old wolf pup, Askani’s entry into lupine life began. Flocke (“snowflake”) was weak, requiring the intensive care of both Askani and her dog, yet eventually thrived. The bond between Askani and Flocke survived the wolf’s return to the game park and her pairing with another hand-reared wolf. Their daily interactions, including walking around the game park on leashes, gave Askani great insight into the world of the wolf.

Having a wolf pack (a third, younger male was added later) that totally trusted the humans among them — and, in fact, treated them like auxiliary wolves — meant that intimate observations of wolf behavior were possible. Although the writing and the translation are a bit choppy, the charming, diary-like writing style and the plethora of color close-ups of the wolves will enchant wolf lovers.

You Won’t Believe What Happened When This Guys Decided To Feed Wild Bunny’s.

This is the first episode in the Bunny Island Series, featuring Ōkunoshima, a small island located in the Inland Sea of Japan in the city of Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture.

It is often called Usagi Jima (“Rabbit Island”) because of the numerous feral rabbits that roam the island; they are rather tame and will approach humans.

In this video, a herd of rabbits swarm their feeder and have no reservations climbing all over his body to get at the delicious pellets during their mealtime.

Okunoshima is a Japanese island with a circumference of about two and a half miles and is home to a hotel, a camping ground and a golf course. There's also a small museum that stands as a reminder of the chemical weapons production that happened on Okunoshima during World War II. None of these things are what attracted a recent spike in tourism.


The island has become a travel destination thanks to its population of semi-wild rabbits, who face no natural predators. There are an estimated 300 bunnies bounding about, with all the associated adorableness.

Paulchen, a ten-month old black Amur leopard at Germany's Hodenhagen Serengeti wild animal park, was abandoned by his mother at birth and brought up by a human foster family.

So he wouldn't be lonely, the caregivers allowed a rabbit named Lisa to keep him company.

The two became great friends and play together all the time.

"In the morning they would be lying cuddled together on their little armchair and licking one another," said Regina Hamza, Paulchen's foster mother.


When the two are playing around, Hamaza said, Paulchen doesn't seem to recognize Lisa as a possible prey.

And watching the video, it is not always clear just who is chasing who through the enclosure.

But since the leopard might weigh 500 pound when full-grown, it's too dangerous to keep the two of them together indefinitely, so the human caregivers will separate the two friends and put them in their own enclosures at some point.
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Normally rabbits clean themselves just fine, unless they get especially dirty.

Shampooing Your Rabbit - Pick up your rabbit gently, and place it in the bath. It will probably be a bit shocked when its feet hit the water, so hold it gently at the back of its neck, so it's not able to move around too much. Now, pick up the shower head and wet your rabbit all over his/her body making sure not to get water in your rabbit's eyes.

This freaks them out and makes bath time almost impossible. Now, using pet shampoo (gentler on your rabbit's skin), rub it all over its body taking care in particular to wash its paws and its bottom. Once everything is shampooed well, you're ready for the next step.


Rinsing Your Rabbit - Rinse off your rabbit using the shower head, making sure not to get water in your rabbit's eyes. Be especially careful to rinse all the soap off your rabbits paws, stomach and bottom as, what you don't remove, your rabbit will lick off himself and that could cause him/her to get a stomach ache.

Washing Your Rabbit's Head - Still holding your rabbit gently behind his/her head, get a damp wash cloth and sponge around his/her face taking special care around his eyes, nose, mouth and ears. Once your rabbit has been sponged off he/she is ready to be lifted out of the tub. (Source)

Rabbits On Okunoshima Island Swarm Tourist

A woman walking through a park discovers that the area is overrun with, as she described it, “millions” of what at first seem like the most adorable assailants ever. But maybe they’re not assailants at all.

Okunoshima, which is nicknamed Rabbit Island, has a circumference of just 2.5 miles and attracts thousands of tourists a year.

Visitors flock to the tiny Inland Sea destination for its natural beauty and historic significance, but mostly to feed and pet the hundreds of bunnies that call the island home.

Although they’re wild, the rabbits are accustomed to humans and will approach tourists in search of a snack, especially during winter months when natural food sources are scarce.


In fact, the island's fluffy inhabitants have been known to hop right into visitors' laps. The long-eared critters enjoy treats of carrots and cabbage, but they won’t turn down rabbit feed, which is sold at several locations, including the Kyukamura Okunoshima hotel. (Source)

The owner of a corgi has captured on camera the friendship between her dog and a tiny baby bunny.

The corgi, Ripley, met the little rabbit one day while she was out walking with her owner, Lareina Tan.

After that, whenever Ripley left the house in West Lafayette, Indiana, for a walk, the bunny would pop up, ready to play.

'This has happened two days in a row. We'd take the corgi out to potty, and she'd go sniffing around. Bunny pops out, play-date starts,' Tan wrote on Reddit.

'I was lucky enough to have my phone on me the third time this happened.'

Tan was slightly concerned her dog, who is named after Ellen Ripley from the Hollywood movie Alien, might hurt the rabbit, but realized after watching the pair that she had no intention of injuring her new playmate.



'The bunny ran around in circles around us instead of away, and jumped onto Ripley's front paw while she was sitting. I want to believe the bunny chose to hang with her,' wrote Tan.

Corgis are of Welsh origin, trained to herd animals. They're reportedly one of the few breeds that can herd geese.


Perhaps Ripley's herding instincts were at work as she rounded the bunny up off the road and towards the sidewalk.

This cute encounter could have had a different outcome if the tiny bunny had met a different dog.

'Ripley is pretty much one of the least threatening dogs around... it could be because she grew up with a huge bunny and a hamster,' wrote Tan.


The bunny hopped off after Tan called Ripley inside, but she doesn't think that's the last Ripley will see of the rabbit.

Tan hopes that as the rabbit grows older, it will build its nest nearby so that Ripley and her new mate can maintain their friendship - and she can take more cute photos.
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