R for rabbit

Everybody knows what a rabbit looks like - but have you seen a rabbit skeleton before? This specimen is quite old, and very unusual!

Fact:

Rabbits are everywhere in Britain. They are so familiar you may think they are native animals - but they are not.

Do you know where rabbits originally came from?

Rabbits originally came from Spain!

Rabbits were introduced to England by the Normans in the 12^th century for food.

But it is not just England where rabbits have been introduced. In places like Australia, rabbits can reach plague proportions as they reproduce very quickly.