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My Lionhead bunny

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Question
I was wondering what some of the behavior patterns were this type of rabbit? when he is out playing, he tends to run and do like a sideways kick while jumping... He also tends to flop almost upside down when he is just laying around in his cage.. Are these things normal? If you could help me with some of these questions, that would be great. Thank you again, Tashina

Answer
Not only is that totally normal, it's a sign of a happy bunny :-) That sideways kick you describe is called a "binky", and the "dead bunny flop" when he's sleeping means that he's really relaxed and content in his environment.

Check out the Language of Lagomorphs, a site that explains bunny body language:

http://www.paperglyphs.com/rabbits/rabbittalk.html

Hope that helps!