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Pet rabbits don't do very well in the wild.
A pet rabbit might survive for a little while, but it will be scared and unhealthy for most of that time.
An angora rabbit will have an especially hard time. Wild animals don't have long fur because it's too hard to maintain. Long fur can hide parasites easier than long hair, it takes longer to dry and makes it harder for the animal to regulate its body temperature, and it can get into knots that pull from the skin and lead to discomfort, and even infection.
There are two reasons why pet rabbits don't do very well in the wild:
Wrong Habitat
Pet rabbits are the European Rabbit species. They come from the Mediterranean region and they can't handle extremes in temperature or weather. The wild rabbits where you live come from where you live: they're probably a different species, and their bodies are made for your weather and landscape. If it gets very cold or very hot, the wild rabbits will be fine but a pet rabbit would suffer and possibly die.
Wrong Instincts
Rabbits learn how to live when they're young. The adult rabbits around them show them how to find food and shelter, how to get along with other rabbits, and how to escape predators. When pet rabbits are young, they don't learn those things: instead, they learn how to survive in your home (or a shelter or the breeder's home or wherever it is they grew up). Pet rabbits do have some wild instincts but not enough, and they aren't well-honed.
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How do angora rabbits get their food?
Angora rabbits get their food in the same way as other rabbit breeds. Generally, Angoras are not wild, so they are usually given food and they ingest it through their mouths. In the unusual case that an Angora was wild, it would forage for grass, leaves, or other greenery and ingest the food through its mouth.
Where do angora rabbits thrive?
Angora rabbits are domestic animals and do not live anywhere in the wild; therefore, they thrive only where people take proper care for them -- theoretically, anywhere and everywhere!
Which animal is poached for obtaining angora wool?
Angora is just one out of many breed of rabbits, although it is a domestic breed which has been specially developed for its long fluffy coat and doesn't naturally occur in the wild. So any animal that eats rabbits would technically eat an Angora. Many different species of carnivore (meat-eater) will eat a rabbit if lucky enough to catch one, too many to list. However, some common rabbit predators in North America are coyotes, foxes, raccoons, weasels, hawks, dogs, and even feral cats. And, of course, humans.
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