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Floppy eared bunnies look cute but they suffer more health problems

By Michael Le Page

19 June 2019

A lop eared rabbit

Floppy ears come with health issues

Krys Bailey / Alamy Stock Photo

Bunnies with floppy ears might look cuter than normal rabbits but they suffer more health problems, a study has found.

“People now need to weigh up whether those cute floppy ears are worth the risk of pain, deafness, and difficulty eating for the rabbit, not to mention the extra vet bills,” says Charlotte Burn at the Royal Veterinary College in the UK, who led the study.

The mutations that make  don’t just affect the ears, say Burn. They alter the shape of…

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