Nuralagus rex: Giant extinct rabbit that didn't hop

Phys dot org ^ | March 21, 2011 | Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

[Macho MAGA Man]

That’s right. I saw it at the local drive in when it came out.

[Candor7]

Sharing my favorite Pipe which occasionally emits fairly good amounts of Erinmore Tobacco on the burn.

It just so happens to be Bavarian Style with metal Edelweiss Flowers on it. Your story gives me a whole new respect for it.

[Fred Nerks]

See mages of Opa with his pipe and my aunt on facebook and some rabbits... That sure looks like an edelweis.

Story has it that a besotted young man would risk his life climbing the Alps to find one to give to his love-interest.

[Fred Nerks]

I think your pipe is Swiss, as is the Edelweiss the national flower of Switzerland...

Bavarian pipes are longer.

[Candor7]

That is Edelweiss.

I feel sorry for the poor bastard.(grin)

[Fred Nerks]

My mother had one. My father was Bavarian. The Edelweiss didn’t grow anywhere near where he lived in the foothills of the Alps. That raises the question, who risked their life to bring her an edelweiss? She would never tell me.

[Fred Nerks]

Anyway, I don't think they are extinct:

[Candor7]

There are some big fella domestic breeds, but not in the wild.

Imagine a 50 pound rabbit. Whew.

[pax_et_bonum]

Such hoplessness. 😢

[Fred Nerks]

You can get a bridle for your bunny...

[Candor7]

Well, with a leash you can take your bunny for a hop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPV5FrydqDE

[SunkenCiv]

;^)

[Fred Nerks]

I once had a boyfriend with big ears like that.

[Candor7]

My now deceased Kyudo Master Shibata XX, would use nick names for people because he had a hard time remembering and pronouncing English names.

Anyone with prominent ears that stick out he called : “toaster.”