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.