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| == Female == | | == Female == |
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| + | * Female rabbit is known as the Doe. |
| + | * Induced ovulator with no well-defined oestrous cycle. |
| + | * Periods of sexual receptivity every 4-6 days. |
| + | * Ovulation occurs within 10 hours of coitus. |
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| + | * Age of sexual maturity varies with breed. |
| + | ** Small breeds mature at ~5 months |
| + | ** Larger breeds mature as late at as 8 months. |
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| + | * Bicornuate duplex uterus. |
| + | ** Two seperate uterine horns. |
| + | ** No uterine body |
| + | ** Each horn has its own cervix |
| + | ** Two cervices open into a single vagina. |
| + | * Mesometrium is a major fat storage organ. |
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| + | * Young are altricial |
| + | ** Born hairless, deaf and blind. |
| + | ** Totally dependent on their mother for the first few weeks of life. |
| + | ** Protected from the environment and predators by the nest which is made by the Doe using hair from the dewlap. |
| + | ** If the nest is disturbed, the Doe may cannibalise the offspring. |
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| + | * Doe has 4/5 pairs of nipples. |