A puzzle solved?

Ever since we've had the bunnies, there's always been a question mark hanging over why Nutmeg looks so different to Juniper, his sister.  And why he doesn't look anything like either of the breeds of rabbit he's descended from.  It doesn't make us love him any less, in fact it makes us love him more - he's sort of like our cute little throwback puzzle!

When we took babies, Nutmeg and Juniper in from the bunny rescue shelter, we were told their lineage was Dutch x Rex and that they were sibling litter mates.  We knew that to be the case because we saw a video of them at four weeks old in their litter with their two other siblings.

Now, we can totally see how

 plus 

could create this:



But where the heck did our little conehead with his lop ears come from???



We have an 'in' joke that he's the milkman's.

Well, you know how there's usually a kernel of truth in most humour?

The bubs went to the vets for their annual check up and vaccinations last week, and we were discussing the conundrum of Nutmeg's ears. Our bunny specialist vet told me that, under appropriate circumstances, it is quite possible for a doe to produce one litter of babies from two, or even more, different bucks.  It's a phenomenon called superfecundity.

So... we have no proof that that's the answer to our puzzle but, really, I love the thought of this! It does seem that our joke that Nutmeg is the milkman's isn't quite as outlandish as it seems!!   XD