Ukrainian soldiers found this guy

[BootinUp]

[Chainfire]

1. That is a lot of rabbit stew.

[NoRethugFriends]

3. First response is to think of as food?

[Chainfire]

4. Of course!

[NoRethugFriends]

21. Lovely

[Hekate]

13. Well, that is the biggest bunny I have ever seen. The ones around my yard are smaller than his head!

So although I personally do not eat game, it did cross my mind that this rabbit would make a lot of stew.

[electric_blue68]

26. Under their circumstances not so unusual. But wow never seen such a big rabbit!

[cab67]

29. For many soldiers who've been eating military rations...

…fresh meat would be enticing.

[nycbos]

7. You and Sam Gamgee would get along

[txwhitedove]

20. Hey, I've got a great recipe for King Ranch Bunny.

Apologies to vegans. I love all animals, but used to live in the country.

[aggiesal]

31. Stew? ...

Cook it.
Sprinkle a little salt on it.
Dip it in some BBQ sauce.
Taste just like chicken.

[Delphinus]

2. Wow!

I *think* that's a rabbit? Whatever it is, it is HUGE!

[dchill]

5. News-of-the-world HUGE!

[Sancho]

6. They have jackalopes in Ukraine?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackalope

[Goonch]

8. King sized

[greatauntoftriplets]

9. Was it found anywhere near Chenobyl??

[Disaffected]

12. There may be more truth to that than we know.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

10. big rabbit!

[TygrBright]

11. That's a beautiful hare. Good luck for them! n/t

[Hekate]

14. Hare today and gone tomorrow

[canetoad]

16. It is

Do you not have hares in the US? I was surprised that most thought it was a rabbit.

I've seen smaller kangaroos.

[TygrBright]

17. We have several species, but most of them get called "jackrabbits" in the lower 48.

There are snowshoe hares in the north, Alaska, Canada, the far northeast and the upper Rockies.

Whitetail and Blacktail "jackrabbits" (hares) are fairly common throughout Western habitats.

Not sure if there are hare species in the southeast.

helpfully,
Bright

[canetoad]

18. Learn something new...

I had no idea exactly what a jackrabbit was. Thanks.

[ShazzieB]

27. Good summation.

I don't know of any hare species that are native to the southeast or the midwest. Theres a species of small rabbits, the eastern cottontail, that is very common throughout the eastern and central U.S., but we aren't used to seeing large hares like this one.

[electric_blue68]

30. Yup on the Cottontails. Forgot about hares.

M

[cab67]

28. See below

The snowshoe hare is actually a type of rabbit.

[TygrBright]

33. Snowshoe hare, lepus americanus, is a hare.

Snowshoe hare offspring are born fully furred, with their eyes open, as is characteristic of hare species.

Snowshoe hare is a member of the genus lepus, to which all hare species belong.

As with other hare species, snowshoe hares are mostly solitary except when breeding, rabbit species tend to be social.

Snowshoe hares are hares.

helpfully,
Bright

[cab67]

34. I stand corrected - thanks.

[marble falls]

15. "What's up, Sarge?"

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

19. I strongly suspect that's a fake or doctored photo.

[BootinUp]

24. Its not very evident if so. nt

[Brother Buzz]

32. I strongly suspect that's a domesticated rabbit set loose during the war

There are some HUGE breeds out there, and this one was tame enough to be picked up.

[eShirl]

22. It's a hare, they're bigger than rabbits.

[Blue Streak Science]

23. Big Bunny?

That's no bunny. That's a Labrador Retriever! Hello!

[cab67]

25. Rabbit vs hare

The jackrabbit is a hate.

The snowshoe hare is a rabbit.