Rabbits: cuddly friends or cunning tricksters? Flashcards
a fan of something
somebody who is keen on something.
Rabbits! Cute, adorable and fluffy – what’s not to like about a rabbit? Well, not everyone is a fan of them. Some people think they are a pest.
I’ll tell you what I am a fan of and that is your quiz questions
endemic
very common or strongly established in a place or situation.
But you’re right when you say rabbits are everywhere in the UK. It’s probably true in other countries too. You could say they are endemic.
a warren
an underground area where rabbits live, but also a building or a part of a town where there are lots of confusing passageways or streets where it is easy to get lost.
today we use the word warren to mean a building or part of a town where there are lots of confusing passageways or streets. It’s a kind of place where you get lost.
It was really by the middle of the 17th Century when people really started to think about rabbit as being particularly British…and certainly there were more rabbits in Britain than in the rest of Europe. There was a calculation done that there are over 400 villages and towns in Britain with the word ‘warren’ in their name. So the rabbits were raised in Britain but they really kept to their warrens until there was the rise of fox hunting
a predator
an animal that hunts and kills another animal.
and towns in Britain with the word ‘warren’ in their name. So the rabbits were raised in Britain but they really kept to their warrens until there was the rise of fox hunting - when their predators disappeared rabbits do what rabbits do best, and they started to multiply and become wild, feral rabbits throughout the land.
paradoxical
something that has two opposing characteristics making it hard to understand.
The rabbit is a paradoxical animal; it has a lot of faces if you will. It’s both wild and tame, it’s timid but also has its reputation as trickster rabbit . The rabbit is a paradoxical animal; it has a lot of faces if you will. It’s both wild and tame, it’s timid but also has its reputation as trickster rabbit
feral
feral rabbits – so wild rabbits
and towns in Britain with the word ‘warren’ in their name. So the rabbits were raised in Britain but they really kept to their warrens until there was the rise of fox hunting - when their predators disappeared rabbits do what rabbits do best, and they started to multiply and become wild, feral rabbits throughout the land.
a trickster
someone who deceives people to get what they want.
what a cheeky rabbit!
The rabbit is a paradoxical animal; it has a lot of faces if you will. It’s both wild and tame, it’s timid but also has its reputation as trickster rabbit.
