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* [[Rabbit -Male- Anatomy & Physiology|Male]]
 
* [[Rabbit -Male- Anatomy & Physiology|Male]]
 
* [[Rabbit -Female- Anatomy & Physiology|Female]]
 
* [[Rabbit -Female- Anatomy & Physiology|Female]]
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== Male ==
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* Male rabbit is known as the buck.
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* Two testes
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** Descend at ~12 weeks of age
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*** Inguinal canal remains open.
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** In the adult male they lie in two almost hairless scrotal sacs.
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* Scrotal sacs are cranial to the penis (In the majority of placental mammals they lie caudal to the penis).
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* No nipples
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== Female ==
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* Female rabbit is known as the Doe.
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* [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Anatomical_Types_of_Uteri|Bicornuate duplex uterus]].
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** Two seperate uterine horns.
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** No uterine body
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** Each horn has its own [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Cervix_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|cervix]].
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** Two cervices open into a single vagina.
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* Mesometrium is a major fat storage organ.
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* Age of sexual maturity varies with breed.
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** Small breeds mature at ~5 months
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** Larger breeds mature as late at as 8 months.
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* Induced ovulator with no well-defined oestrous cycle.
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* Periods of sexual receptivity every 4-6 days.
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* Oestrus period lasts ~14 days.
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* Ovulation occurs within 10 hours of coitus.
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* Breeding season January-October in the UK.
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* [[Reproductive_System#Gestation|Gestation]] period is 28-32 days.
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* Pseudopregnancy may occur.
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** Lasts 18 days.
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* Litter size 4-12.
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* Young are altricial
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** Born hairless, deaf and blind.
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** Totally dependent on their mother for the first few weeks of life.
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** Protected from the environment and predators by the nest which is made by the Doe using hair from the dewlap.
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** If the nest is disturbed, the Doe may cannibalise the offspring.
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* Doe has 4/5 pairs of nipples.
 
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