88 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF RABBITS 
nine and ten pounds at maturity, which is 
twelve months. It is a rapid grower, breeds 
true to color, has a reddish buff color, which is 
always popular with fanciers. 
The important thing to note about the do- 
mesticated rabbit is that it is a decidedly dif- 
ferent animal from the wild cotton tail or the 
jack rabbit, which most of us are more or less 
familiar with. 
It is a made rabbit in many respects. The 
New Zealand Red is probably the only rabbit 
extensively bred at the present time, both for 
commercial purposes and for show purposes, 
that breeds exactly true to color and shape. 
This is because it is not the result of breeding 
as is the case of the Flemish Giants and the 
Belgian hares. 
The domesticated rabbit, being an entirely 
different animal from all other rabbits with 
which most of us are familiar, naturally re- 
quires different attention and care. And unless 
this fact is kept in mind and it is handled in- 
telligently there is slight chance of success. 
