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- 01/18/2011 at 6:31 PM
  Zombie-Sue
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  In a rabbit-picture group I belong to, a girl posted a picture of an earless rabbit that her rabbit recently gave birth to. she sold all of the babies except this one. With her permission, I reposted the picture here
  
  She said that the vet told her that he can hear out of one side of… his head, I guess, and that he’s healthy besides this defect.
  
  Isn’t he a cutie?
- 01/18/2011 at 8:27 PM
  SmokeyBunnyRobinson
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  He is ADORABLE! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a rabbit born without ears!
- 01/18/2011 at 8:54 PM
  jerseygirl
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  Does the girl plan to keep this one as a pet? I’ve only seen earless as a result of a fight or injury. The buns seem to manage well without them. It must look a bit like a guinea pig. Sweet none the less!
- 01/18/2011 at 9:03 PM
  Zombie-Sue
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  Yes, she’s going to keep him as her pet. (: I’ve never even heard of an earless rabbit in any case before.
- 01/19/2011 at 6:24 AM
  Elrohwen
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  Very cute!
  
  At the shelter we had a rabbit with almost no ears – hers were probably bitten off accidentally by her mother when she was very young (sometimes mothers overgroom small babies). She was perfectly fine, though I did notice she didn’t like to be touched near her ears (though that could’ve been her personality and had nothing to do with the ears themselves).
- 01/19/2011 at 6:58 AM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!! Me want earless bebeh! I love when Olivia does the “no ear” look. Adorable.
- 01/19/2011 at 9:03 AM
  FluffyBunny
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  Very cute! I love the spot on his nose.
  
  I wonder how rare it is for a bunny to be born that way? I’ve heard of bunnies who lost their ears due to injuries, but I’ve never heard of a bunny being born without ears.
- 01/19/2011 at 9:30 AM
  bunnnnnnie!
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  So adoreable! I’d wonder about stuff falling down into the “ear holes”, though. Maybe the bun needs a little bonnet?!
- 01/19/2011 at 2:13 PM
  bunnytowne
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  I rather think the mother ate them when she was a babe. They do strange things sometimes. Looks kind of odd. Glad she is being kept for a pet. Thats good. I am sure she will do just fine. She can still hear I am sure.
  
  My friend whenever she would take a pic of 1 of her rabbits she would fold her ears all the way back. You couldn’t see ears at all lol. Silly rabbits.
- 01/19/2011 at 8:32 PM
  MikeBun
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  wow, thats cuter than i thought it would be. You gotta get your hands on some more pics
- 01/20/2011 at 1:19 PM
  Cubbies1
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  What a strange birth defect for a bunny rabbit! Can the vet determine why that would occur? Such a defining characteristic for a bunny. Adorable nonetheless!
- 01/20/2011 at 3:32 PM
  LoveChaCha
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  There is still lots to do in the world of rabbit medical. I am curious to see how it advances and what can be found out!
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