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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Hares look pretty similar to cats anatomy wise - minus the ears and tail of course. I wonder what cats think of them. Imagine a human with ridiculously long ears who hops to get around. I'd be scared shitless.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

you mean jar jar binks?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think someone mentioned once that there are places where rabbits are legally required to be sold with their head still attached, because otherwise it was possible to pass off a decapitated cat as a rabbit.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"why would you buy a headless rabbit as a pet?"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

It's less work than a headless chicken.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

In Austria cats are sometimes jokingly called "Dachhase", which means roof hare.