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What a day.....
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Emma | Report | 27 Mar 2005 22:47 |
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I have spent my day at a wildlife hospital....i am bloomin knackerd. I held a baby fox, stroked an adult fox, held new baby rabbit and came face to face with a badger, AND CLEANED OUT 52 HEDGE HOGS. Now i need a nice cuppa and an easter egg!! |
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Louise | Report | 27 Mar 2005 22:49 |
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What a great day you've had. I bet you really enjoyed it though. Are you a volunteer? Louise |
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Sarah | Report | 27 Mar 2005 22:51 |
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Sounds fantastic Emma. Enjoy that cuppa. Your just the person to answer my question (or one asked by my 3 year old today) What is a baby rabbit called? Sorry, i'm a bit thick and can't remember Sarah x |
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Emma | Report | 27 Mar 2005 22:52 |
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It was the first time i have been to help...... There are so many animals and it takes ages to clean them out. They had donkeys, foxes, swans, ducks, birds,rabbits, hedgehogs...the list goes on! I have had a wonderful day. It is in the middle of nowhere so its nice and peaceful. |
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Emma | Report | 27 Mar 2005 22:54 |
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Leveret is the word used for a hare under a year old. I have also seen this used for young rabbits (rabbits and hares are 'cousins'), although most dictionaries I've read define bunny as any young rabbit. So bunny is a perfectly good word to describe a baby rabbit, but leveret is good if you want to be tricky. Additional info: Originally, the word 'rabbit' was the word used to refer to the baby animals. An adult was called a 'cony.' Now the word rabbit is used for both adults and young. People who breed rabbits call males 'bucks' and females 'does,' the same words that are used for deer. |
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Sarah | Report | 27 Mar 2005 22:55 |
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Thanks Emma, It's Leveret i was trying to remember but I think I'll stick with bunny lol. Sarah x |
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Louise | Report | 27 Mar 2005 23:38 |
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Are young bunnies called kittens? Louise |
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Tammy | Report | 27 Mar 2005 23:40 |
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I thought young squirrels were kittens???? I am probably wrong!!! |
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Sarah | Report | 27 Mar 2005 23:43 |
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Sorry, Ive started a debate now. at least i'm not the only one who doesn't know lol Sarah x |
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Louise | Report | 27 Mar 2005 23:51 |
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Just checked about kitten, it's the young of a cat, rabbit and various mammals. Hubby even suggested ferret. Louise |
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Geoff | Report | 27 Mar 2005 23:51 |
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I've never heard leveret to describe a young rabbit. The word is a diminutive of the French word for hare - levre. |
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Sarah | Report | 27 Mar 2005 23:57 |
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Thanks Louise Now I can show Amelia I'm a clever mummy lol |
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