Judges rate rabbits on such features as size and shape, and the quality and color of the fur. Favorite pet breeds include the Netherland Dwarf, Dutch, Holland Lop, and Mini Lop. The body of a rabbit Wild rabbits have brownish fur that mixes white, light brown, gray, dark reddish-brown, and black hairs. Domestic rabbits may be black, brown, gray, white, or even spotted in various combinations of these colors. European rabbits may be somewhat smaller.
Domestic rabbits can grow larger than wild rabbits.
Female rabbits, called does, tend to grow larger than males, called bucks. Rabbits generally move in a hopping motion using their long, powerful hind legs. This motion enables them to travel quickly. A rabbit's hind legs have long toes hidden beneath a thick cushion of fur. The toes are webbed to keep them from spreading when the rabbit jumps.