33 thoughts on “A baby rabbit with a backpack”

  2. You just gave me an inspiration.

    When I go for walks with Baihu, I usually have a CamelPak full of water strapped to my back. But why should I be the one to do all the heavy lifting?

    Next time, Baihu gets to be the sherpa….

    b&

    2. I might be able to get Orson to carry things.. if only I could get him to not turn into a cat puddle whenever I put his harness on.

      1. Baihu sometimes does the cat puddle thing when I put on the harness, but he generally perks up pretty quickly thereafter. And, as soon as it’s “safe” on the trail (no non-Ben people nearby, no howling gale-force winds, etc.) he’s generally splitting his time between sticking his face in front of mine looking for the best view and trotting along the trail and stopping every few feet to sniff the news.

        I’m sure he wouldn’t notice carrying a liter or two of water….

        b&

        1. Orson can only overcome the urge to puddle if I push the food button. Once he’s done he’s back to puddling. He used to love my mother’s porch, but my doorway might as well be the portal to Basement Cat’s Domain as far as he’s concerned.

          1. You might think about gently pushing him beyond his comfort zone. Go for a walk with him. Carry him if nothing else; encourage him to ride on your shoulders; let him get down and sniff whenever he wants. Start with short walks, just around the block, and then start adding blocks. Shouldn’t take him long to realize that he hasn’t yet been eaten….

            b&

    3. A sherpa is not a function. It’s an ethnic category. “How long have you been a sherpa?” asked the ignorant tourist…

        1. I didn’t know that either; I thought it was a job title. Thin Q for the information.

  3. In my HS/college years I had a girlfriend who went by Bunny. She was far cuter than this.

    1. When I was in high school, I went by bus. Going by bunny sounds a lot more fun.

  4. “I wish my students looked like that!”

    Oh yeah? Do you really think you could give a failing mark to a baby bunny, Professor CC?

    1. They can move them independently, no? (I.e., the distal ear may just be in the down position?)

        1. Well, according to one of the numerous pet bunny pages that turn up when you google “can rabbits ears move independently?,” (amongst all the links about old TV antennae) was this:

          “According to sound diagnostician Jana Rickel, a rabbit with ears sticking up can rotate its ears 270 degrees around, or move each ear independently to listen in different directions.”

          Of course that may not include moving an ear down. Still a better answer, though, than “in order to use the backpack it is necessary to remove one of your rabbit’s ears…” 😀

          Hmmm, interesting that eHow itself embedded the following:

          Read more: http://www.ehow.com/about_6591841_do-rabbits-move-ears_.html#ixzz30EgFGSeQ

          Hope that’s all it embedded.

          1. PS: Every site mentioned the independent movement thing; but then things do get repeated on the internet that aren’t true to begin with.

            I’m sure I could do a more scientific googling job but I’m too lazy.

          5. We have 2 rabbits and I can confirm they can move their ears independently!

  11. Rabbits are clearly using their cute fluffiness to distract us from their disgusting digestive system

  12. This is abuse of a small mammal! Unacceptable!

    Yes, rabbits can move their ears independently. My rabbit does it often when hearing a sound from one derection only. They can also have one ear down and the other up with no problem.
    But why their digestive system is disgusting? They are extremely small for herbivorous mammals and somehow they should get all the nutrients back. Ruminants by the same token chew half rotted vomit. These feces, called cecotropes, are soft, fermented food that is ingested from the anus immediately. The normal feces are hard, small and spherical with much plant fiber. Even with those efficient digestive systems, rabbits can digest only 14% of the cellulose they eat. These hard feces are not eaten, exept for young animals who need extra digesting bacteria.

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