Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/10

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Subject: RE: rabbits are not rodents (was: Re: [Leica] How can I stop my rabbit from chewing on the cables)
From: Doug Herr <merlin@flyingemu.com>
Date: 10 Jan 2001 11:06:21 -0800

On Wed, 10 January 2001, "Austin Franklin" wrote:

> 
> 
> > For future reference, rabbits are not rodents.  They belong to a different
> family, the > Lagomorphs.  Lagomorphs have a double set of incisors, the
> second set behind the first.
> 
> So, the only thing separating Rabbits from Rats are their teeth?

There's the gait, too: hop vs. run.  There's probably a bunch more differences but I forgot most of 'em 30 years ago right after the Vertebrate Anatomy final, 25 years ago.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
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