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David Lynch's "Rabbits"

Iridic — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:59:04 -0800

In a nameless city deluged by a continuous rain, three rabbits live with a fearful mystery... [Rabbits - David Lynch, 2002.]

An' you get to tend the rabbits

cjorgensen — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:04:43 -0800

Rabbit Tarot by Nakisha Elsje VanderHoeven. She sells prints and original paintings from the Rabbit Tarot, along with other animal paintings and sculptures in her Etsy shop. She has a blog, can be followed on twitter, and many of her images are on flickr. Original paintings from the Rabbit Tarot will be on display at City Trees Gallery in Seattle in November along with quilts based on the Rabbit Tarot by Cindi Glinski of Cottontail Quilts.

They shoot bunnies, don't they?

filthy light thief — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:26:18 -0800

There is contention in Sweden over the use of rabbit cadavers as bioenergy to provide heat in Värmland. The rabbits are invasive species, initially pets that were released into the parks in the city of Stockholm. Lacking any natural predators, the rabbits thrive on vegetation, eating their way through the city's central parks. The culling last year set a local record with nearly 6,000 rabbits removed from Stockholm's parks, mostly from Kungsholmen. Some concerned citizens have formed a group, Vilda kaniners värn (Society for the Protection of Wild Rabbits, Google translation). They speak out against the culling and provide alternatives to killing the rabbits, citing methods used in Helsinki (including plant protection) as more humane alternatives. (Biofuel details and more after the break.) Helsinki has had invasive rabbits since 1995, where the first appeared in Arabianranta and Kyläsaari, according to a 2005 article. The rabbits largely die out over winter, only to flourish in the spring. In 2005, they weren't reported as a nuisance, but the population increased in 2006 and 2007, to the point of costing hundreds of thousands of euros for the replacement of thousands of individual plants suffering from damage caused by rabbits, even eating holes in Olympic Stadium football nets. In 2008, the tactic was to catch rabbits in nets and humanely put down after being anaesthetised using carbon dioxide, and they were then given to researchers for further studies. The stable rise of the rabbit population introduced predators into Helsinki, such as lynxes and foxes, though there is not enough suitable habitat for these larger predators to keep the rabbits in check. Last winter, 500 rabbits were culled by the city's rabbit control program, and more recently captured rabbits have become food for large birds, big cats, wolverines, and bears at the Helsinki Zoo. (Helsinki's rabbits are the source of many more stories at Helsingin Sanomat.) As noted in the BBC article on the topic, Kovex (Google translation), a subsidiary of Danish group Daka Biodiesel, has worked on making animal waste into biofuels through the Biomal program, which followed from the mass disposals BSE-related animal waste.

Kaninhoppning

joannemerriam — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:03:07 -0800

Bunny show jumping, or kaninhoppning, started in Sweden and has spread to Finland, Denmark, Norway and other countries. The rabbit who completes the course with the fewest mistakes or fastest time wins. (previously, mostly YT)

Learning Rabbit is in some ways like human cultural studies, but of course the subject individuals have much longer ears.

clavicle — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:45:53 -0800

Since 1999, The Language of Lagomorphs has been the foremost resource on the web for information about the body language of domestic rabbits. "It's been pretty amazing to see how many people, even those who live with rabbits, are outright shocked at just how communicative they really are once you learn to notice. The contrast between this reality and the popular misconception that rabbits 'just sit there' could not be greater." The Language of Lagomorphs (n.b., Tim is wrong! they're not rodents!) goes into seriously fascinating detail about the subtleties of rabbit communication. Rabbits wiggle their noses a lot, right? There's a reason for that: "A rabbit's nose is like a thermometer for how interested it is in what's being observed." You may have seen photos of rabbits baring their big, pointy, nasty teeth in which they look foul, cruel, and bad-tempered indeed, but they're probably just yawning. ...ok, you got me: this is a post about cute bunnies. (Taking matters into my own hands.) I'm partial to bunny yawn #26, myself. You may have seen pictures of Herman the unbelievably fucking huge German giant before; he's for real, and he's also on Myspace. These guys look like they could give Herman a run for his money, but really they're just groomed that way for show purposes.

Rare Livestock Breed Conservancy

OmieWise — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 10:52:32 -0800

The Last Days of the Ark: "We found that in 90 to 95 percent of turkeys produced worldwide, the genetic stock comes from one of three breeding stocks" but there are heritage breeds being preserved throughout the world. American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. Heritage Breeds Conservancy. Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Rare Breeds Canada. Rare Breeds Australia, with by far the best Breed Profile pages. New Zealand Rare Breeds. Desert Heritage Breeds. Rare Steeds. "Eating these breeds may be the best way to save them", so, for shopping. [more inside]

What not to do with Rabbits

Samuel Farrow — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:24:48 -0800

Our Australian cousins do make jokes about us Kiwis having sex with sheep - so even we can see the humour in this story.

Bunnies

kenko — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 20:42:17 -0800

Bunny paintings.

Mimotonids

mcgraw — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:28:08 -0800

Who was this Gomphos I kept hearing about?
Luck in an ancient rabbit’s foot, Elkema ?*

I'd Really Prefer Caramel

Dreama — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:04:40 -0800

Save the Bunnies! Every year, thousands of "pet" rabbits are purchased as Easter gifts, usually for kids, without much thought to the years of care which the animals will need. Within months, humane societies and pet shelters are flooded with the animals, many of which must be euthanized, as there simply aren't enough adopters to give them new homes. In response, the Columbus House Rabbit Society encourages everyone to eschew pet rabbit gifts and say Make Mine Chocolate!^TM instead. And since no campaign is worthwhile these days without a symbolic lapel pin, you can wear a chocolate bunny to spread the message.

Nathalia Edenmont!

TwelveTwo — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 21:34:26 -0800

At first glance it would seem to be something one would find in some photoshop gallery. But then one finds out that she has been forced to justify her work, for they are pictures of freshly killed animals. Much to the dislike of some craigslistians. With the growing uproar, there is even a petition going around (though petitions like that are har dly ra re.) Is this a work of someone seeking attention through offending people? Or someone unable to use photoshop? Whatever the case, I’m sure PETA will join in. . . . Wait, it has.

Pets or Meat

NortonDC — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 14:46:08 -0800

Silly carnivores, bunnies are for eating!

Bonus Bunny

moonbird — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 04:24:14 -0800

Mega Rabbit.

Where were they for you, Oolong?

troutfishing — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 06:59:36 -0800

German police revive rabbit "....by breathing through a ball point pen after he passed out in a house fire.....officers opened Napoleon's mouth with a pen and breathed down it while giving the pet a cardio massage, a police spokesman said on Saturday....The officers then rushed [ the rabbit ] by police car to a vet."

Nothing on fire, though.

konolia — Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:21:30 -0800

The Bunny Museum

Mystery Solved

KevinSkomsvold — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 22:37:06 -0800

Mystery Solved. Somewhere in the Catskill Mountains, two nature filmmakers are busy shooting a documentary on rabbits in their natural habitat. In the morning dew they are about to meet something considerably bigger than a rabbit... [Flash and safe for work]

Yuebing

srboisvert — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 06:07:58 -0800

Yuebing is the new Oolong.

Bunnies.

monju_bosatsu — Fri, 24 Oct 2003 10:53:23 -0800

Bunnies.

Bunnies and Easter Don't Mix

tommasz — Fri, 18 Apr 2003 08:44:19 -0800

Bunnies and Easter Don't Mix, please think twice before getting that cute baby bunny as a gift for a child. Rabbits require the same committment as dogs or cats and can live 10 years or more (mine is 11). So this year, Make Mine Chocolate.

toddshot — Fri, 19 Jul 2002 09:55:39 -0800

Rockem Sockem Rabbis! Some more Shockwave fun, just in case you had any potential productivity lingering today.

me3dia — Fri, 19 Jul 2002 08:48:16 -0800

Welcome to the Rabbit Emporium! We've got your Rabbit cars, your rabbit lures, your rabbit candy, your problem solving rabbits, books about rabbits, blogs by rabbits, games about rabbits...heck, we've got everything you need to know to raise and care for your rabbits.

ashbury — Fri, 19 Jul 2002 07:36:54 -0800

In honour of it being Friday, and all the mention of rabbits below, I present you with: The Rabbit. The sheer volume and effort truly amazes me, and the stories are...interesting. Oh, and let's not forget the quotes page. The creator of these pages may be a complete genius or totally crazy, but always interesting. (it's entirely possible that some of this may not be worksafe)

mattw — Fri, 19 Jul 2002 04:03:55 -0800

It's Friday. Deep fry rabbits. (Not Flash)

Frasermoo — Fri, 19 Jul 2002 00:25:07 -0800

It's Friday. Make Rabbits. (Flash)

milkman — Sat, 30 Mar 2002 22:17:24 -0800

Happy Easter! "Bio artist"/eccentric intellectual Eduardo Kac has made a bunny that -- literally -- glows in the dark.