No, rabbits don't like it when you carry them from the ears. Would you like get carried around by your ears? Rabbits are mammals too, and they do not like being carried around by their ears!!
We often see people carrying rabbits by their ears, like magicians pulling the rabbit out of the hat. Picking a rabbit up by the ears is in fact animal cruelty and abuse! Good magicians nowadays know better and never pick up a rabbit this way.
You should never pick any rabbit up by the ears, ever. This is an extremely painful and terrifying experience for them. You can also permanently injure the rabbit by dislocating the ears.
If you have to pick up a rabbit, you should do it in a very particular way so that you avoid injury (see links below): with one hand under the chest, and one hand supporting the hind legs. Never let the legs dangle, because the if the rabbit panics (which is likely: most really hate being picked up), he might kick into the air and he could actually break his back this way. Never pick the rabbit up by a limb, like an arm or leg: this is extremely painful and can easily lead to broken bones.
Don't pick the rabbit up by the scruff of the neck, either: it's quite uncomfortable for them.
behind the ears!
The plural form for rabbit ears is (one) rabbit's ears; or (two) rabbits' ears.
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It's not true that rabbits with long ears have a longer lifespan than rabbits with short ears. Ear length has no bearing on a rabbit's lifespan.
no. they are rabbit-like animals. they have longer ears
It depends on its species and size. Tiny rabbits have tiny ears.
Lop eared rabbits have long ears that are down and Californian rabbits hat a black spot on their nose
Dessert rabbits, like all rabbits, have big ears to help regulate their body temperature. The large surface area of their ears allow them to dissipate heat more effectively, keeping them cool in hot environments like desserts. Additionally, their big ears also help them hear predators and other threats approaching from a distance.
There are many rabbits with ears sticking up. My Netherland dwarf rabbit, which is the smallest rabbit, has upright ears. Also dutch rabbits and rex rabbits do, to name some. Hope this is of some help :)
So they can hear better, and hear if a predator is approaching them.
Rabbits may carry plague and Q-Fever.
All rabbits have long ears...