A 23-year-old student has bred the world’s biggest bunnies using already hefty Flemish Giants.
Andrés Yakin started his rabbit project while getting his degree in zoology and veterinary science at the Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla in Mexico.
Using Flemish Giants – which is the largest officially recognised breed of bunny in the world – his bunnies aren’t too dissimilar to small dogs, what with their size and docile temperament.
Andrés said Flemish Giants make good pets because they don’t hop around and are more patient with the people who handle them.
These big fellas have medium-sized ears for their size, so Andrés has bred them with a domestic rabbit with longer ears.
He said: ‘This species from Flanders is the largest in Mexico and around the world.
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‘They are only bred in Mexico, New Zealand, and California, places where work is carried out to breed them quickly, so they have more meat on their body.’
The average Flemish Giant weighs between 15 and 22 lbs, but Andrés’ rabbits – which don’t yet have a name – are slightly heavier at 20 to 23 lbs.
But Andrés, from Huauchinango, Mexico, isn’t done with breeding big bunnies.
He wants to make the rabbits grow to reach as much as 30 lbs.
Last week, Andrés made an appearance on the Mexican morning TV show Venga la alegría with several of his adorable bunnies, and when the footage was shared on social media, viewers loved them.
One viewer commented: ‘I saw them in person and they are very beautiful. They are huge.
Another said: ‘Beautiful creatures, it also made me want to hug them like that.’
‘How beautiful,’ said a third.
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