Still living a hoppy life! Rabbit born without EARS is adopted by her breeder after all her siblings found homes
- Leo the bunny was the only one of her eight siblings to be born without ears
- Owner Kylie Clarke, 31, gave the rest of the litter away but kept little Leo as a pet
- Kylie said: ‘She’s beautiful’ and called Leo as she looks like a ‘wee mini lion’
A professional rabbit breeder has shared she decided to keep an adorable bunny as a pet after it was born with no ears.
Little Leo the bunny was the only one of her eight siblings to enter the world without his trademark floppy ears.
Owner Kylie Clarke, 31, was worried she wouldn’t survive or be able to hear, but she said the lack of ears hasn’t affected her at all.
A professional rabbit breeder has shared she decided to keep an adorable bunny as a pet after it was born with no ears
Owner Kylie Clarke (pictured), 31, was worried he wouldn’t survive or be able to hear but she said his shortage of ears hasn’t affected him at all
Little Leo the bunny was the only one of her eight siblings to enter the world without his trademark floppy lugs
And while she’s going to give away the rest of the bunnies, she’s decided to keep little Leo as a pet.
Kylie, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, said: ‘I’ve never seen anything like it before.
‘She’s just beautiful. We called her Leo because she just looks like a mini lion.
‘Once Leo was born I knew something wasn’t right, she didn’t look right. Then as she got older you could see the she’s been born with completely no ears’ said Kylie.
Kylie, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, said: ‘I’ve never seen anything like it before’. Little Leo is pictured
The homemaker and mum-of-four has been a professional rabbit breeder for more than a year. Leo is pictured with a teddy
Leo is due to have a vet check this week, but seems to be perfectly healthy. Her ears could be missing due to a genetic defect.
The homemaker and mum-of-four has been a professional rabbit breeder for more than a year.
Leo, a mixed breed, was born six weeks ago.
‘I was really scared at the start at the start, but when I stared doing a bit more research I realised its so so rare, but it can
‘I have four kids, two girls and two boys, they just think its great. They think it’s a miracle. If anything it gets more attention than the other rabbits.
‘As far as I’ve researched there’s no exact explanation really. She’s otherwise happy and healthy.
She’s due to have a vet check this week, but seems to be perfectly healthy.
Her ears could be missing due to a genetic defect.