Sometimes, I have a very weird way of naming animals... "Der dicke Holzrusse" roughly translates to "the fat wood Russian". Initially, I called this rabbit simply "The Russian", because I mistook it for a Himalyan rabbit at first. In Germany, Himalayan rabbits are called "Russenkaninchen" = "Russian rabbits"... Since himalayan rabbits are supposed to have white fur (in the unmarked areas, of course) and red eyes, I soon realized the nick was a misnomer, so I called it "Holzrusse" instead. I guess the concept of the Holzrusse is somewhat difficult to explain/describe... Allegedly, the term originally refers to people of Russian ancestry who dress in sports/fitness clothes and hang around at supermarket parking lots, where they insult passers-by and chew sunflower seeds. However, the proper rabbit breed classification of the bunny is probably something along the line of Siamese sable point, and, together with Gothic Bunny, the "Russian" was one of the friendliest and most mild-mannered

When I arrived in Brandenburg, Gothic Bunny was the first of the local pet bunnies I was able to observe a bit closer. Initially, I nicknamed it Tunnel Rat, because that day it was very busy burrowing and digging tunnels. Gothic Bunny had a very cute technique for clearing its freshly dug tunnels from loose earth, using its own body as plow. I think there might exist video footage of the procedure somewhere on my phone.... Gothic Bunny received its proper nick name from two friends of mine who visited me at the clinic. The bunny also decided spontaneously to clean itself by licking its asshole right in front of my esteemed guests, but this naughty behaviour didn't diminish the overall fascination in the slightest. Otherwise, Gothic Bunny was probably the friendliest and most mild-mannered bunny of the whole Brandenburg bunny bunch. It's eponymous fur coloration in certain aspect reminded us of the breeds known as hotot rabbits, but its blue eyes and some colored patches on its