From: Wilson@nowhere.invalid   
      
   On 2/4/2026 1:20 AM, Tara wrote:   
   > Noah Sombrero  wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 4 Feb 2026 01:45:12 -0000 (UTC), Tara  wrote:   
   >>> Noah Sombrero  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Only humans think that objects matter.   
   >>>   
   >>> Tell that to the wild rabbit whose long time home is under my back yard   
   >>> shed. She hasn’t had babies for a few years. (However she does have a   
   >>> “visitor” who joins her for a while in summer.)   
   >>> Of course, I’ve always just assumed my neighbour  rabbit is a she. Could   
   >>> she be a he?  Naw   
   >>   
   >> I wonder if one of her babies hasn't taken over that haven, a boy this   
   >> time.  How long do rabbits live anyway?  Maybe they value your kindly   
   >> treatment as much as the hole under a shed.  Lots of people have sheds   
   >> for rabbits to hide under.   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >   
   > They live 10-15 years as pets but apparently not very long in the wild -   
   > maybe couple of years.  But this rabbit is in a pretty safe place.  I think   
   > it may be a different rabbit because it used to come right up close and   
   > just hang out a couple of feet from me. But now stays farther away. So you   
   > could be right. This one may be next generation. I’ve learned a bit about   
   > their habits by watching it. Very scheduled behaviour - always comes out to   
   > nibble or bask in the sun at the same time each day. Same route too. And   
   > he/she will often lie straight out and snooze on the grass. To do that, she   
   > must feel safe. When I’m dog sitting though, she of course, stays in her   
   > burrow.   
   > When the visiting rabbit comes, “frolicking”  is a perfect description of   
   > their behaviour together.   
   >   
   > Off topic for this ng - , boring eh.   
   > Me - I never get tired of observing critters.   
      
   I had a resident rabbit at my business. It was pretty chill and would   
   just hang out and not run away even when a few feet away. I could tell   
   it was the same one. The 4th year I noticed it had quite a bit of new   
   gray around the nose and it looked a bit thinner, and that was the last   
   year I saw it. Never had another one that friendly.   
      
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