Lapins
Lapins is the French term for rabbits and is sometimes used in English writing to refer to the animals as a group. Rabbits are small to medium-sized mammals in the family Leporidae, order Lagomorpha. They differ from hares in several traits: rabbits typically live in burrows or dense cover, have shorter limbs, and give birth to altricial young that require parental care; hares usually nest above ground and produce precocial young. Rabbits have soft fur, long ears, and strong incisors that continuously grow; they also possess a pair of small peg-like incisors behind the front upper teeth.
Distribution and habitat: Wild rabbits are native to parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia and have been
Behavior and reproduction: Rabbits are social and often form loose colonies. They have a high reproductive
Domestication and human use: The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) was domesticated in Europe for meat, fur,
Conservation: Wild rabbit populations have declined in some regions due to habitat loss, predation, and disease;