Just realized I oddly capitalized 'All' in my title. Too lazy to change it so y'all have to live with it. Had a nice relaxing (been using that word a lot lately) day. I also had one of those cross-species understandings that happen every now and then. Let me explain. My rabbit Hophops is a pretty self confident bun. He knows his place in the world with more assurance than I will ever hope to know. He has absolutely no qualms about putting me in my place when he thinks I've deserved it, or shunning me when I've made a bunny faux-pas. If you have rabbits or cats, you'll have noticed (specially with a male) that they tend to scent mark things by rubbing their chin on it. Hops is no different and will (with attitude) happily scent mark most anything he deems to be his. This list usually includes, shoes with or without people in them, corners or walls, books, any toy on the floor, any furniture, treats, basically anything on the floor he can reach. I've even watched him repeatedly scent mark a cousin of his the infamous, dust bunny. When I did finally remove the dust bunny I watched Hops go over to the spot and mark the area it was in. Suffice it to say he's pretty territorial. When I poke my fingers in between the bars of his cage for a head rub he usually rubs back, sufficiently scent marking my appendages. Normally, I tend to watch my other rabbit Socks as Hops licks and scent marks my fingers. Today however, I stared right into his eyes and an understanding passed between us. The word, Mine, passed between us. I can't help but agree more that I am his. Most bunny owners will tell you it's all in the ears, their secret language. You can tell most if not all, of their emotions by their ears. I agree that the ears have a lot to do with it, but I could stare into Hoppers' big, clear, confident, brown eyes and argue that their eyes say it all.
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