Here’s another way to add a bunny into your Easter celebration: Bunny Cake!
This carrot cake recipe idea is from Betty Crocker. From reading the reviews, it seems fairly easy to make. Some people who didn’t like coconut skipped the coconut “fur” and just left it frosted.
Get the recipe here: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/Recipe.aspx?recipeid=36248
Tania Fardella, of 24 Carrot Lane (and the Magic Dream Cottage), has written an article on why giving a live bunny to a child for Easter isn’t a good idea. She lists many things to consider before bringing a rabbit into the home. And, if you’ve done your research and truly believe you’re ready for a pet rabbit, she urges readers to adopt rather than buy one.
Read the full article here: http://www.alamedasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2851&Itemid=20
Sit down and relax with a hot beverage using this new large mug, featuring the illustration of four sleeping bunnies (also on the throw pillow).
New Easter Bunny Cards are available at My House Rabbit’s Bunny Lover Gift Shop. The cards come in packs of ten and feature illustrations of a bunny, a newly hatched chick, and some colorful Easter eggs.
In Gujaret, central India, fossil hunters have unearthed small ankle bones from a 53 million-year-old lagomorph. Lagomorpha is an order comprising of rabbits, hares and pikas.
This study is significant because it shows that lagomorphs had already begun to diversify during the Eocene Epoch. This diversity in mammals has been attributed by scientists to the global warming that had occurred 2 million years earlier.
For more info: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7253518.stm
The Tale of Peter Rabbit is now available in hieroglyphics that date back to the Middle Kingdom era in Egypt. If you ever wanted to learn ancient Egyptian script, this is your chance!
The story was translated by Richard Parkinson and John Nunn of the British Museum, where the book may be purchased for 7 pounds.
For more info: http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2008/02/the_tale_of_pet.php
Lisis, the pet rabbit of Latvian president Valdis Zatlers, has died. The bunny was given free reign in the presidential home, but his death was attributed to stress. The president also said Lisis had been lonely since Zatlers took office in May 2007.
Check out this San Francisco home featuring a rabbit-themed decorative trim. Note the rabbit resting at the end.
A news alert on BunSpace is asking for help in Placer County, California. 3 males have 5 days to be placed in homes or rescues or else they will be euthanized. There is also a set of 9 kits who will be put to sleep tomorrow (Feb 19) if there are no takers.
If you can help, please contact Kim at pcrabbits@comcast.net.
Social networking has extended to pet rabbits. BunSpace.com is a community for rabbit lovers which allows users to create profiles for their pet bunnies.
Obviously I added Coco and Cosette.
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