I FOUND OUT SOME INTERESTING TIDBITS ABOUT BUNNIES AT THE
ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER.
CHECK IT OUT.
WE ARE BACK WITH THE SCIENTIFIC JOINED BY MADISON AND ANGIE THE
BUNNY.
>> HE CAME TO THE SCIENCE CENTER.
HE WAS RESCUED BY THE SCIENCE CENTER.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT WE FEED HIM NOTHING BUT CARROTS.
THAT IS NOT TRUE.
BUNNIES LOVE CARROTS, THEY SHOULDN’T EAT CARROTS ALL THE
TIME.
IN THE WILD, THEY EAT A LOT OF GRASSES IN LEAVES.
>> TALK TO ME ABOUT HIS RED EYES.
>> IT’S NOT BECAUSE HE IS EVIL.
IT’S BECAUSE HE IS AN ALBINO BUNNY.
HE WAS BORN WITH A MUTATION THAT CAUSES HIS EYES AND FOR NOT TO
PRODUCE PIGMENT.
HIS EYES LOOK RED.
IT’S BECAUSE THE EYES ARE CLEAR.
THAT IS WHY HIS EYES LOOK RED.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM BEING EVIL.
SHELDON: HE IS TOO ADORABLE TO BE EVIL.
HE IS FIVE YEARS OLD.
WHAT IS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR A BUNNY.
>> HE COULD LIVE UP TO 10 YEARS OLD.
THE OLDEST MONEY WAS 17 YEARS OLD.
THEY ARE NORMALLY GOING TO LIVE 8-10 YEARS.
WE GOT BENJI FROM SOMEONE WHO IS NOT ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF HIM
ANYMORE.
IT MIGHT BE FUN TO GET A BUNNY FOR EASTER.
THEY ARE GOING TO LIVE PAST EASTER.
THEY COULD LIVE A LOT LONGER THAN A HAMSTER OR GERBIL.
THEY NEED A LOT OF EXERCISE.
YOU CAN SEE HE’S GOT SOME BIG FEET.
HE CAN HOP UP TO THREE FEET IN THE AIR.
THAT HELPS THEM GET AWAY FROM PREDATORS.
IN YOUR HOME, THEY NEED A LOT OF EXERCISE.
IF YOU WANT TO LET THEM RUN LOOSE, YOU HAVE TO BUNNY PROOF
YOUR HOUSE.
THEIR TEETH NEVER STOP GROWING.
THEY CONSTANTLY NEED THINGS TO CHEW ON.
THEY CAN SHOO ON THINGS YOU DON’T WANT THEM TO CHEW ON.
IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT GETTING A BUNNY, DO YOUR
RESEARCH IF YOU COMMIT TO A PET LIKE THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
THEY CAN BE A LOT OF WORK.
SHELDON: WHAT SHOULD FAMILIES WITH SMALL CHILDREN IT IN MIND?
>> THEY GO TO THE BATHROOM A LOT.
IT CAN BE A GREAT TOOL FOR TEACHING RESPONSIBILITY.
THEY DO NEED A LOT OF WORK.
MY FAVORITE FACT ABOUT BUNNIES IS THEY WILL EAT THEIR OWN POOP.
THEY CAN GET NUTRIENTS FROM IT THE SECOND TIME AROUND.
WHAT YOU ARE CLEANING UP HAS BEEN THROUGH THEM TWICE ALREADY.
SHELDON: AT THE SCIENCE CENTER, WHAT DOES HE HELP VISITORS
LEARN?
>> WHEN THEY SEE BENJI, HE IS VERY CUTE.
IT’S A GREAT WAY TO INTERACT WITH THE BUNNY.
WE LIKE TO TEACH PEOPLE WHAT IT TAKES TO OWN A RABBIT.
WHEN YOU ADOPT A PET FOR YOUR HOME, YOU CAN MAKE A DECISION.
SHELDON: HOW BIG WILL HE GET?
>> SOME BUNNIES GET A LITTLE BIT LARGER.
HE IS ABOUT SIX YEARS OLD, HE IS AN ADULT RABBIT.
HE WON’T GET ANY BIGGER THAN THIS.
APPROXIMATELY FIVE POUNDS.
SHELDON: ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD?
>> I THINK THEY ARE REALLY COOL ANIMALS.
WE HAVE SOME WILD POPULATIONS HERE IN FLORIDA.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK OUT INFORMATION ABOUT BUNNIES
THAT LIVE HERE IN FLORIDA AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT
THEIR HABITATS.
SHELDON: I DIDN’T KNOW THEY ARE NATIVE HERE IN FLORIDA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE THAT.
I AM SO IMPRESSED THAT THEY CAN JUMP THREE FEET IN THE AIR.
THE SCIENCE CENTER IS OPENED SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.