Bunny fun

Still in the early stages of bonding, Daisy and Buster remain mortal enemies and spend most of their day hurling bunny insults and/or poop at each other from their respective cages. I'm fairly certain that whenever I'm not looking, they crotch-chop each other with reckless abandon. I think this because I suspect they do the same to me, too. Note to self: set up spycam to record evidence of bunny trashtalk.

In the meantime, both are getting time out of the cage, but only when the other is safely locked away. Rabbits tend to throw shitfits whenever a "bad bunny" approaches their home, but as long as the intruder bunny is out of sight, the home bunny can resume his important routine of sitting around and cleaning his crotch. (Talk about mixed signals. I'm not sure what message a girl would be sending me if she threatened to kick my ass but then made sure I knew she was keeping things manicured. Rabbits are strange creatures.)

At only six months, Buster still has a lot of youthful energy. He is your typical boy rabbit and loves nothing more than to run around and show off for you. What do rabbits do when they're excited? Well, they basically run around like their ass is on fire and do flying jumpkicks called "binkies." Exhibit A:



It's hard to understand this within the context of evolution and a rabbit's status as a bottom-of-the-order prey animal. You'd think they would want to keep a low profile and not show off their sweet moves to everyone. But at the same time, I can see how this behavior would act as a deterrent as well. Whenever Daisy does one of her superbinkies, it seems harmless and cute to us. But one must keep in mind that bunnies don't think they're cute - they actually think they're badasses. So here's how that same move appears to her:



Remember the karate guy from Napoleon Dynamite? "Take a look at what I'm wearing, people. You think anybody wants a roundhouse kick to the face while I'm wearing these bad boys?"

Well, same thing here - nobody wants a roundhouse kick to the face from a four-pound bunny. If you're a predator and that happens to you in the middle of the forest in front of any other creature, let's just say it's time to find another forest.