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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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