| ▲ | felipeerias 6 hours ago | |
Rabbits are mainly native to the Iberian Peninsula. | ||
| ▲ | masklinn 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
The european rabbit (and the domesticated rabbit, which descends from it) is native to the Iberian peninsula. There are ~20 extant species called rabbits all over the world (most though not all leporids outside of Lepus, the true hares). | ||
| ▲ | cowl 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
well they are native almost everywhere but according to legend it was named i-spn-ya (Land of the Rabbits) by the Phoenician although some suggest that SPN could also have meant North instead of rabbits so land of the north. | ||
| ▲ | telesilla 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
If I recall, the word 'España' or 'Hispania' refers to an old word for 'hyrax', for which rabbit were mistaken for. Could be apocraphyl but it's a nice idea. | ||
| ▲ | setopt 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Within Europe, you mean? A quick Google suggest there were native rabbits also in the Americas, Asia, and Africa. | ||