Resting behaviour/activity

Activity and resting periods alternate. Rabbits are crepuscular and nocturnal animals, with two activity peaks, one at dawn, the other at dusk.

Rabbits adopt different resting and lying positions, depending on their degree of relaxation and on ambient temperature.

Different resting and lying positions: top left: resting with front legs folded under the body, top right: lateral position with head resting on the ground (only in case of high degree of relaxation), mid left: resting in sitting position, mid right: lateral position with raised head, bottom left: prone position with stretched hind legs. Drawings: Eva Polsterer, Copyright: IGN

They like to nestle against structures, e.g., walls, when resting and sleeping.

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