does anyone know what type of rabbit this is?

[darlenenicole]

That black english angora is beautiful, where did get him?

 

[pamnock]

It's possible/probable that the papers are notaccurate. The English crosses do not result in a partiallywooled rabbit, but the double or single maned gene of the lionheadcan. It's possible that someone mistook a "teddy" fullywooled lionhead in the backgroundfor an English Angora.

Below is a photo of a little girl that most likely has English in her background due to the soft wool and tufted ears. . .

 

[Lissa]

But don't Lionheads have Angora in their background?

 

[pamnock]

The maned gene of the Lionhead is completelydifferent than the wooled angora gene, and crossing the two is notrecommended. The angora wooled gene is a recessive gene, where themaned gene of the Lionhead is dominant. The maned mutation isresponsible for the Lions we have today -- not the wooled gene of theangora. Lions have normal fur on their bodies, where angorascannot produce a rabbit with normal fur. Two Lions bredtogether can produce a normal furred rabbit.

Pam

 

[Lissa]

So you think that her mother and father were probably both Lionheads?

 

[pamnock]

Hard to tell because Lions are often crossed withother breeds. Breeding stock was so expensive when they firstto this country, that hybrids became very common. I think thefad has waned, and someone even gave me 2 purebreds. Peoplehave found that it's going to be a long struggle to get them ARBAaccepted.

Here's a really good article on hybridizing theLionhead

http://www.tsukiyo.org/BreedInfo/hybridizing.html



Pam

 

[Lissa]

Thank you! I'll read that!