What is the super sense of rabbit?

Hearing: A rabbit's hearing is its most vital sense. The rabbit is able to get a sense of its surroundings by detecting sound waves that bounce off of objects in its environment. Smell: With 100 million scent cells, rabbits have an excellent sense of smell.
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How many senses do rabbits have?

Skills: Rabbits have keen senses of smell, sight and hearing, which help them defend themselves from danger. When they sense a nearby predator, they innately freeze in place to camouflage with the landscape.
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How is a rabbits sense of smell?

Smell. Rabbits have 100 million scent cells, making for a very keen sense of smell, which they use to identify other rabbits and animals. The nasal membrane is very sensitive to perfumes, chemicals and dust, and these agents can cause upper respiratory problems for the rabbit.
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How good is a rabbits sense of direction?

A rabbit has a less finely honed sense of direction than other animals. Search for your missing pet, leaving her hutch open for a possible return. The sooner you find your pet, the better. Domesticated rabbits won't survive in the wild.
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Are rabbits super smart?

1) Rabbits are very intelligent

You can, for example, teach them to recognise their names and come to you when called. Rabbits also have a very good memory: they don't forget negative experiences and emotions easily. In order to create a nice bond with your bunny, it's important to make them feel at ease at all times.
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Do rabbits have memory?

Spend a lot of time with your rabbits, respecting them and learning to understand their body language. Rabbits have very good memories. They possess what I call orientation memory. Our first rabbit had been in the house only a couple days when we began to feel sorry for her because we kept her in a cage.
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Do rabbits learn their name?

Pet rabbits do know their own names. Rabbits can learn to associate sounds with specific commands over time. This includes coming to an owner when you call its name. Rewarding a rabbit with treats, petting, or other consistent positive reinforcements will help it retain these commands in its memory.
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What color do rabbits see?

Evidently, they can discriminate between the wavelengths we call "green" and "blue." Although rabbits may not perceive green and blue the way we do, they *can* tell them apart. This means they have limited color vision, probably conferred by two different categories of cone cells (blue and green).
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Can rabbits see dark?

In Short: Yes, Rabbits Can See in the Dark!

Rabbits can see in the dark. Because they are crepuscular – meaning that they are most awake and alert at dawn and dusk – rabbits have evolved to see very well in low light conditions. This helps them to forage for fresh grasses and weeds, even while the sun is barely up.
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Do rabbits sleep?

In reality, all rabbits sleep. They sleep for two large time periods, as well as taking several naps throughout their waking hours. Rabbits prefer to get their sleep in short bursts rather than all at once. It's easy to mistake a sleeping rabbit with one that's relaxed but awake.
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What do rabbits think about?

Rabbits are capable of a wide range of emotions including jealousy, anger, fear, grief, love, irritability and insecurity. Understanding what is really going on in any particular rabbit's head may take months or even years of patient observance, particularly when you do not know the history of the rabbit from birth.
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Are rabbits sensitive?

They aren't good companion animals for young children.

Rabbits are very sensitive, and the excitement of even a gentle toddler is too stressful for most of them. These animals like to hide, and they become frightened when they're held or restrained.
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Are rabbits noses sensitive?

Rabbits use their sense of smell to communicate. Like many animals, rabbits sniff each other on sight. They are releasing pheromones too subtle for a human nose to detect. Because she has such an excellent sense of smell, your rabbit's nose is sensitive.
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What can rabbits hear?

Rabbits can detect noises of up to 49,000Hz, which is well beyond what humans can hear. Even dogs can only hear up to 45,000Hz. The hearing range of rabbits is, on average, between 96Hz-49,000Hz, and these sounds can be detected from up to 1.8 miles away.
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Do rabbits have good sense of taste?

Smell: With 100 million scent cells, rabbits have an excellent sense of smell. Taste: Like humans, rabbits have the ability to distinguish between sweet, sour, bitter and salty tastes. This is due to the thousands of taste buds located in the mouth and pharynx.
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What smells do rabbits hate?

Rabbits have a strong sense of smell, which they use to find accessible food sources. You can take advantage of this trait by using scents they dislike, such as garlic, vinegar, chili powder, predator urine, sulfur, blood meal, chives, lavender, geraniums, and wax begonias.
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Do rabbits blink their eyes?

Their eyes are situated high on the sides of their faces, giving them only a tiny blind spot directly in front of them. They even sleep with their eyes open, blinking only their nictitating membranes, or clear third eyelids, to keep their eyes moist.
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Do rabbits prefer warm or cold?

Rabbits prefer temperatures of about 60–65 degrees Fahrenheit, but they are comfortable in lower temperatures as long as they are appropriately housed. An outdoor rabbit hutch must be waterproof and should have a solid roof with a slight overhang to keep rain and snow out of the hutch.
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Can rabbit take a bath?

Submerging a rabbit in a bath will upset the rabbit, and its natural instinct is to leave the bath. Forcing it to stay in water cause, at best, will cause stress and anxiety. At worst, it can lead to injury and death. Rabbits are self-cleaning animals and do not need to be bathed.
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Can rabbits watch TV?

Just like us, rabbits can get bored quite easily so need lots of stimulation and changes to their environment. And also just like us, they like to watch TV!
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Do rabbits like music?

Many rabbits love listening to music and some are even known to binky when their favorite tunes are on.
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What color do rabbits hate?

In my work with rabbits and other animals, it's very evident that they love to lie on the red when they lack regular contact with the outdoors. In contrast to red, blue is cooling. It calms and soothes and acts as an antidote for too much red.
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Do rabbits like singing?

Your rabbit will enjoy the slow, steady rhythm and soothing vocals. Once your rabbit is used to music, observe its reactions. You'll likely find that your pet reacts better to specific genres. If your pet flees as soon as the radio comes on, though, respect this.
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Do rabbits know when you're sad?

Rabbits can detect their owner's sadness by sensing changes in body language and tone. They often respond to emotional and physical cues and mirror their owner's attitudes and emotions. Consequently, it's advisable to control one's emotions when around rabbits. Like dogs, rabbits also have keen senses.
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