Bugs Bunny: Rabbit or Hare?

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25 Apr 2011, 11:43 am

"bunny" refers to both young rabbits and young hares. which of these most likely relates to bugs?

bugs bunny:

picture of a rabbit:

picture of a hare:

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25 Apr 2011, 12:29 pm

I was a nuture geek as a child in gradeschool and read tons of animal books.

I concluded that he was a hare. Hares have longer features - longer limbs, longer ears, etc.
So bugs is obviously really a hare despite the fact that Elmer Fudd calls him a "wabbit".

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25 Apr 2011, 12:50 pm

Personally I think he looks more like a hare. But according to wikipedia he has been referred to as both a hare and a rabbit throughout his existence. Plus his looks have changed over the years. Maybe the animators didn't realise how much of a difference there is between the two. I think hares are beautiful, almost ethereal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugs_Bunny

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25 Apr 2011, 1:32 pm

who cares? He's just a cartoon character. :roll:
And I do know the differences between a rabbit and a hare, but in cartoons they often use the two names since the animals APPEAR similar. Who would notice? Who would care? I guess these days everybody, sheesh. :roll:

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25 Apr 2011, 3:41 pm

lostonearth35 wrote:

who cares? He's just a cartoon character. :roll:

And I do know the differences between a rabbit and a hare, but in cartoons they often use the two names since the animals APPEAR similar. Who would notice? Who would care? I guess these days everybody, sheesh. :roll:

Obviously the OP cares. No need to be rude.

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25 Apr 2011, 5:22 pm

I always thought bugs was a british giant rabbit.

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25 Apr 2011, 5:23 pm

Bugs lives underground, which makes him a rabbit.

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25 Apr 2011, 5:40 pm

Solvejg wrote:

I always thought bugs was a british giant rabbit.

he's actually from brooklyn, new york

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25 Apr 2011, 6:23 pm

Until now, I never knew there was a difference between a rabbit and a hare.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

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25 Apr 2011, 6:47 pm

Kraichgauer wrote:

Until now, I never knew there was a difference between a rabbit and a hare.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

Many differences.

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26 Apr 2011, 12:15 am

Kraichgauer wrote:

Until now, I never knew there was a difference between a rabbit and a hare.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

My thoughts exactly.

I think he'd be a rabbit. That man always called him a "Wabbit" it would make sense.

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26 Apr 2011, 3:01 am

imbatshitcrazy wrote:

Solvejg wrote:

I always thought bugs was a british giant rabbit.

he's actually from brooklyn, new york

I know where he is from. British Giant is just a genus for a rabbit. I would have said American Flemish, which was a cross breed from British giant, giant american Chinchilla and Flemish giant but that wasn't a recognised breed until the 1960's. Bugs Bunny pre-dates that.

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01 May 2011, 11:31 pm

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06 May 2011, 7:39 pm

According to "Rabbit's Feat" he is a "Common Western Rabbit", known by the scientific name Rabbitus Idioticus Delicius, and popularly known as a "wascawy wabbit".

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08 May 2011, 12:06 pm

He doesn't have the black tips on his ears, so I think he's a rabbit.

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11 May 2011, 5:40 pm

I'm not sure it matters but I think one of his cartoons was titled "Long Haired Hare". But I'm sure others referenced him as a rabbit (or wabbit, if you will). I think the creators of his character and his cartoons thought the terms "rabbit" and "hare" to be pretty much interchangable.

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