Giant Rabbit Couple Decides They're In Charge Of New Baby Sister [View all]

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"She is always their center of attention ... it is like they have their own little language."

By Kristen Warfield

Adding a new baby to the family can always be nerve-wracking when pets are involved — but when Jenn Eckert had her daughter, Bailey, last June, she never could have dreamed how quickly her rabbits, Alfie and Amelia, would fall in love with her.

Upon their first meeting, there was no denying Alfie and Amelia loved their new baby sister. They stood tall next to the infant in her carrier at the hospital, with their large ears nearly as big as her.



“Alfie tried to jump into the carseat, and Amelia just sniffed,” Eckert told The Dodo. “They were both so gentle, though, so I knew they would be best friends.”

Eckert was right. Though rabbits can sometimes be aloof, Alfie and Amelia, who live free-roam in the Wisconsin family’s home, made it clear right away that, when Bailey was in the room, nothing else mattered.



“She is always their center of attention,” Eckert said. “They will lay by her when she is sleeping. They tend to hover a bit, like they immediately saw her as their responsibility to protect.”

Since Bailey has been around rabbits her whole life, she loves them right back. She’ll often roll over to watch Alfie and Amelia when they come into the room, and also loves feeding them treats. The rabbits are both Flemish giants, who can weigh upwards of 20 pounds, so they’re the perfect sized friend for her.

As Bailey gets older, she’ll have her family and the rabbits there every step of the way to teach her about the world. It seems Alfie and Amelia are teaching her a lot about kindness and respect already.

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