“The typical length of the single hair fiber of the Rex rabbit is 1.79–3.79 cm, with no statistically significant differences between hairs on various parts of the body (Tao 1994 Neirurerova et al. Contrast that with long-coated rabbits like the angora when the same amount of color is spread out over a MUCH longer hair these rabbits always appear to have pale colors.
This means that the color of the hair appears more intense. The guard hairs carry the same amount of color as a regular length hair but they are considerably shorter. The outer coat consisting of guard hairs protects the animal, while the undercoat provides insulation. In addition, most animals have two types of hair: 'outer' guard hairs which are stiffer, thicker, and often straighter than the finer, wavier, and softer undercoat hairs. In rabbits, there can be as many as five bands of color on a single hair. The expressed color is a function of how much black or yellow pigment exists in the hair, which can change not only from hair to hair, but also along the length of a single hair. When it comes to coat color, believe it or not, there are only two Fundamental Pigments: Black (eumelanin) & Yellow(red - phemelanin). The Three Little Ladies Rabbitry has a great color chart.
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It deals with Holland Lops and so skips over a few details that pertain to Rex, but is very thorough with lots of tables and pictures.Īnother site full of great pictures & descriptions (with lots of Rex photos) by Pamela Nock There is also an excellent description of rabbit coat color genetics by Laurie Stroupe Of The Nature Trail Rabbitry. This site has a well-written introduction to genetics and to rabbit coat colors at Aurora Rabbits: Raising Dennis O'Neil, Behavioral Sciences Department, Palomar College, San Marcos, California This guide assumes a knowledge of basic genetics. *with an emphasis on Rex Rabbits ( see the Un-Official Rex Standard here)Įxcept where otherwise noted, content on this wiki is licensed under the following license: (c) K.Becker, Mink Hollow Media, Ltd.
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