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'Bunny Shaming' Is the New 'Dog Shaming'

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:26:45 +0000

Last year dog owners gained a venue on which to extract some revenge on their misbehaving pooches with the Dogshaming Tumblr.

Now, with the Bunny Shaming Facebook page, folks with pet rabbits have a place to turn when their furballs make trouble.

12 Animals with Food on Their Heads, Because They Can

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:24:56 +0000

Whatever you’re doing, stop.Whatever you were up to is probably not nearly as important as looking at animals with food on their heads. Do you have a pet? Have you NOT been putting food on its head? Look at these pictures and think of all the things that have went wrong with your life. Then [...]

Bunnies Star In Your Favorite Movies and TV Shows

Christine Gritmon — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:41:14 +0000

It’s Easter time, which means bunnies are everywhere! Here at TheFW, we welcome our furry, hopping overlords (especially if they lay Cadbury eggs), and have decided to place them into some of our favorite TV shows and movies. Rabbits inhabit a country manor (instead of just the grounds as usual) on ‘Downton Bunney.’ In the [...]

The 10 Weirdest Bunnies in Pop Culture

Donald Deane — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:33:12 +0000

You may not be aware, but the Easter Bunny has been around for a long time. Easily one of the most recognizable symbols of the holiday, the loveable critter was first mentioned in an essay by German physician and botanist Georg Franck von Frankenau all the way back in 1682. Funny, we always figured he was just a Hallmark creation.

10 Adorable Animals Hitching a Ride on Other Animals

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:15:40 +0000

We've gotta admit-- animals know a heck of a lot more than us humans do when it comes to stuff like photobombing, football, and navigating iPads. Humans usually overcomplicate situations, but our fellow four-legged creatures tend to keep things smart and simple, which of course involves massive amount of adorableness. Today we're talking about animals hitching rides on their animal brethren.

Murder Bunny – Meme of the Day

Hannah Gutenplan — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:25:55 +0000

The newest popular meme on the internet is the cute, adorable, slightly scary, Murder Bunny. Reminiscent of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog from the comedy classic ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail,’ this bunny is white and fluffy and out for blood. We know Murder Bunny looks angelic but don’t mess with him on Easter, [...]

Real-Life Simba and Thumper Are Actually BFFs With Monty the Dog

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 19:30:13 +0000

Lions, dogs and rabbits are all in different spots on the food chain, which is why they don’t normally make for a tight-knit trio of friends. But that’s exactly what has happened at a zoo in Edinburgh, Scotland. Check out the video evidence of this adorably unlikely triumvirate. That’s Simba the lion cub, Monty the [...]

10 Adorable Real Life Easter Bunnies

Lindsay Seim — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:55:48 +0000

The Easter Bunny is once again hippity-hopping his way toward our brightly-colored baskets. And while we may never be able to find the logic in a rabbit that lays eggs, (?!?!) we CAN say with certainty that the adorable cotton tails in these videos are sweeter than a Cadbury Creme Egg...and far less likely to melt in your purse.

Why Do Some People Carry Around a Lucky Rabbit's Foot?

Carl Pettit — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:30:51 +0000

People carry around a lucky rabbit’s foot for luck... Duh! "Where did this peculiar habit come from?" is perhaps a better question.

The custom of toting around a rabbit’s foot for luck is practiced all over the world, but there are two main reasons why some of us choose to keep one in our pocket these days.

25,000 Bunnies Compete for Best in Show in 'Rabbit Fever' [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:59:33 +0000

The cutthroat world of dog, cat, and horse shows are not for the faint of heart -- so how about a bunny show instead?

The new documentary 'Rabbit Fever' profiles six people who participate in such events, all striving to win top honors at the National American Rabbit Convention, a spectacle that features more than 25,000 bunnies (!!!) in what's reportedly the largest mass of rabbits in the world.

Amazing Pet Rabbit Is Letter Opening Pro [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:31:05 +0000

While letter openers — and letters in general — are become less and less important in this internet age, if we were the owners of this amazing letter opening rabbit we’d still be looking forward to the mailman’s daily delivery. As you can see in the video below, the well-trained pet is able to quickly [...]

Switzerland Holds First-Ever European Rabbit Hopping Championship

Shauna Wright — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:11:13 +0000

When you think of steeplechase events, you probably think of horses. But a new trend may make you think again.

Swiss organizers just held the first-ever European Kanin Hop Championships, in which 50 rabbits competed on a course with several small jumps and vied to be the first to cross the finish line as hundreds of spectators looked on.