cause it sounds cute
You've got it backwards. The question is why do we call rabbits bunnies. Rabbit is the name of the animal. A long time ago, people used to call their sweethearts "bunny," and that pet name somehow got transferred to pet rabbits as well.
'rabbits' are adults 'bunnies' are babies or young
"Bunny" is just a nickname for "rabbit": it derives from the old word for rabbit, "coney" (pronounced with a soft 'o' like "honey" -- it rhymes with "bunny").Common Usage:The word "bunny" is used in Cartoons instead of rabbit, also "Furries" use it for their character names if rabbitd, and many people incorrectly use it to mean baby rabbits.Bunnys are baby rabbits, and rabbits are adults.lol. Well a bunny is just a smaller, younger, not as wiser version of a rabbit. It is the rabbits baby.There's no difference between a rabbit and a bunny. Rabbit is the type of animal it is; bunny is simply an affectionate or whimsical way of referring to a rabbit. Some people go further and call the creatures bunny-rabbits.
"Bunny" is just a nickname for "rabbit": it derives from the old word for rabbit, "coney" (pronounced with a soft 'o' like "honey" -- it rhymes with "bunny").Common Usage:The word "bunny" is used in Cartoons instead of rabbit, also "Furries" use it for their character names if rabbitd, and many people incorrectly use it to mean baby rabbits.Bunnys are baby rabbits, and rabbits are adults.lol. Well a bunny is just a smaller, younger, not as wiser version of a rabbit. It is the rabbits baby.There's no difference between a rabbit and a bunny. Rabbit is the type of animal it is; bunny is simply an affectionate or whimsical way of referring to a rabbit. Some people go further and call the creatures bunny-rabbits.
they ride bunny rabbits he he he
Bunny rabbits usually live in burrows underground.
The cast of Bunny Rabbits - 2006 includes: Gjoe Bouquet
Baby rabbits are called Kittens. Unofficially, we call baby rabbits bunnies. Way back when, "rabbit" was the word for the babies, and "Coney" was the word for grown rabbits (how Coney Island got its name). Language sure does change over time!
The cast of A Tax on Bunny Rabbits - 2011 includes: Akira Akin
No, bunny's also known as rabbits are herbivours. That means they do not eat meat, including frogs.
Bunnies, rabbits, (kits for babies) or hares
Hundreds of years ago, rabbits were called "coneys" (pronounced with a soft o, as in "honey"), and baby coneys were called "rabbits." Over time, the word coney was phased out, and the word rabbit came to be used for the adults; baby rabbits are now called "kittens" (or "kits"). The current nickname for rabbits, "bunnies," derives from their original name. Some languages still use the original name (e.g. the Spanish word for "rabbit" is "conejo"; the Dutch, "konijn"). Some species have the word "rabbit" in their name, like the jack rabbit, when they're not actually rabbits: e.g. jack rabbits are hares. Hares and rabbits are closely related, though (both lagomorphs). It's a common misconception that "bunny" means a baby rabbit. Baby rabbits are called "kits." The word "bunny" is just a nickname for "rabbits." More Answers: Rabbits has a scientific name "Lagomorph" which means long ears, big feet, and continually growing teeth. So a man named a rabbit a rabbit for all its appearances. A rabbit is called a rabbit because it is the adult form of a bunny. That's incorrect - a common misconception!