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Recent Examples of rabbit
The rabbits were provided by Cuddles for a Cause, and a portion of the proceeds supported the San Diego House Rabbit Society.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Of the animals adopted last year, 2,847 were cats, 1,900 were dogs and 231 were rabbits, guinea pigs and other small animals.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Need a new habitat for your rabbit or guinea pig?
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Laura Conway‑Norris and her daughter, Cora, from Helston, England, lost their beloved family rabbit, Flopsy, in 2022, when the pet vanished from home.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Of the animals adopted last year, 2,847 were cats, 1,900 were dogs and 231 were rabbits, guinea pigs and other small animals.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Need a new habitat for your rabbit or guinea pig?
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Laura Conway‑Norris and her daughter, Cora, from Helston, England, lost their beloved family rabbit, Flopsy, in 2022, when the pet vanished from home.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit
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The Fall and Rise—released Tuesday—journalist Isabel Vincent reports that Kennedy once pulled over to the side of the road to cut off the genitals of a dead racoon for quasi-scientific study.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
16 Apr. 2026
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In addition to serving as a living mulch, the spiny hairs on squash leaves are thought to deter raccoons from stealing your sweet corn.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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Ginger the beaver made a dam good leading lady.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
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In March 2023, the Beaver Trust revealed in a press release that the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) took in Fig the beaver after someone found the animal with a gunshot wound on his face in the Perthshire area in January 2023.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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These are specialized cartridges intended for shooting small, non-game animals that are essentially pests, including prairie dogs, ground squirrels, coyotes, foxes and rabbits, that are either a threat to agriculture or wildlife management, or are potentially dangerous.—
David Szondy
April 19,
New Atlas,
19 Apr. 2026
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Typically, foxes are not a serious issue for homeowners.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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His white mink coat had a tail as long as the entrance ramp.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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In other words, as my grandmother (yes, her again) might have said, the lady really knew how to drag her mink.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Since 2005, Lake Katherine has been a refuge for migrating birds, beavers, muskrats, bald eagles, ospreys, turtles, and more.—
Mikayla Price,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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That includes foxes, minks, muskrats, otters, least weasels and bobcats.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Oct. 2025
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What's more, the European Commission is planning to announce a decision on banning the holding and killing of mink, foxes, raccoon, dogs and chinchilla, and marketing of fur products from those animals, according to its website.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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As for that friendly neighborhood chinchilla?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
22 Dec. 2025
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Otters are part of the weasel family (Mustelidae), which includes some of nature’s most ferocious pint-sized predators, such as badgers, martens, and wolverines.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Dachshunds are clever hunters, bred hundreds of years ago in Germany to sniff out badgers.—
Mindy Schauer,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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The mother then lifted the toddler out of the water while the otter continued attacking and bit her arm.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Detroit Zoo will be posting updates as the pups continue to grow and hit new milestones, so following the zoo’s social media is your best bet for the freshest otter content.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Rabbit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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