WARNING: The following post contains an incurably-cute bunny pic and video. If you are not immune to said cuteness please click your “Back” button immediately to return from whence you came!

Peach, our latest rabbit, has a funny way of sleeping. Even though our vet has assured us he’s not a wild cottontail rabbit, Peach (formerly known as “Mr. Honeybun” – don’t get me started!) sure exhibits certain qualities that make us think otherwise. When he’s sleeping, for example. Bunnies, being at the bottom of the food chain, don’t take long naps – no more than a few minutes long. But whereas all of our other rabbits have their eyes closed when they sleep, Peach kinda rolls his eyes over to a point what we affectionately call “road kill” – his eyes are open but there ain’t anyone home (if you know what I mean).

And it’s fascinating to watch: he throws himself over on his side, exposing a pure white underbelly, and he’s gone in less than five seconds. Legs, nose, and tail twitching away. A minute later, he’s up and eating timothy hay as if nothing ever happened. It truly is an amazing thing to see.

Obviously, Peach is a very cool and unique rabbit.

Though not as cool as this rabbit. Lots of folks think bunnies are stupid but they’re anything but. Actually, they are extremely head-strong in what they will or won’t do – that’s what being at the bottom of the evolutionary food chain will do to you. Rabbits also have a keen sense of sight and sound, and risk and reward. Case in point: there’s a rabbit up at The Bunny Basics in Scottsdale that knows my voice and goes nuts when she hears it because she associates it with getting fed Nibble Rings. Bianca splits her time between TBB and a foster family, to the point where she is sometimes gone for months. But no matter – if she’s back at TBB and hears my voice her ears go up and she’s totally stoked, running around in circles with excitement at the prospect Nibble Rings.