Rowie-the-Pooh Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I was on Google searching for [i]car[/i] pics when THIS came up: [img]http://home.pacbell.net/bettychu/lexus.jpg[/img] [img]http://home.pacbell.net/bettychu/royce.jpg[/img] [img]http://home.pacbell.net/bettychu/geena.jpg[/img] [img]http://home.pacbell.net/bettychu/britney.jpg[/img] [img]http://home.pacbell.net/bettychu/verissa.jpg[/img] :o What ARE those? Rabbits? Guina Pigs? CATS? :o The website: [url]http://home.pacbell.net/bettychu/2002arba.html[/url] Scary... :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted October 18, 2003 Author Share Posted October 18, 2003 Turns out they're the Angora Rabbit.... I [b]still[/b] think it's scary! :o [url]http://home.pacbell.net/bettychu/index.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted October 18, 2003 Author Share Posted October 18, 2003 [quote name='K'][size=6][color=black][b]OH MY!!!![/b][/color][/size] just think of all that brushing :-? ...makes my arms ache thinking about it :o[/quote] LOL K! :lol: I was wondering how the rabbits even [i]see[/i]? :o All that fur! I read on the site that people raise them for their wool... :o (You learn something new everyday! :lol:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abker17 Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Raising rabbits for whool eh? :o What's next???? :o :o :niedowiarek: :icon_rock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheltielover Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 OMD!!!!! I have never seen anything like that!!! :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 OK Rowie - you got me going - I had to look it up. I have known avout Angora sweaters, but never knew the wool came from rabbits...or that rabbot fur could be spun like wool.... Angora rabbits are not only a source of enjoyment and quiet company, they are also the source of a wool that is incredibly soft and warm. Handspun into a durable yarn, it is eight times warmer than sheep wool, and so light it provides warmth without weight. Angora wool is continuously renewed and gently harvested during the rabbits natural molting process; thus, the Angora rabbit need never be harmed for it's wool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Im glad those arent cats...could you picture the hairballs?????? :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellieangel Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I would tie it up too K :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_nea Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Oh, I WANT ONE!!!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 [quote name='courtnek']I have known avout Angora sweaters, but never knew the wool came from rabbits...or that rabbot fur could be spun like wool....[/quote] almost any animal hair can be spun. i have two friends who own sweaters knitted from the brushed-out, spun wool of their dogs - one a samoyed and one a kuvaz. :) i think that is THE coolest "souvenir" to have from your own dog. too bad i never owned a dog with a coat long enough to do this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 well that explains something. When I had my malamute/BC mix I would have him "thinned" every year to make summer easier on him...his coat would get to be 3 and 4 inches thick over the winter....and one day they came out with this 30 gallon garbage bag half filled with Fur (bad winter that year) and asked me if I wanted it...what would I want it for? She said that some people want the fur to make sweaters with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolk9s Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Man that is just not right. whew! That first photo, if it was not for the ears, I'd have trouble deciding if I was looking at the front or the rear of that critter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanvean Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I think they're super cute! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarFox Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 I'm in LOVE! :loveu: :iloveyou: :iloveyou: :loveu: I love them, the are soo cute! And coutnek your absolutly right, angora's are never to be hurt or killed for there fur..that is a BIG no no. Ya just brush them and the hair comes out naturally. But they do need to be brushed EVERY DAY. ANd you have to be careful because they can get hairballs very easily and die (they can't throw up hairballs like cats and dogs could). I've seen a woman on tv who had a bunch of angora's and made sweaters, scarves and hats out of there fur. Very beautiful and VERY soft. :P :krolik: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarFox Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Oh forgot----dosn't the first one look like an Ewok from Star Wars? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommacat Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 OOOh, OOOh, OOOh - I knew what they were right away!! We raised and showed rabbits for a while - we actually showed Flemish Giants (we had one over 20 pounds!!) and my daughter showed Netherland Dwarfs (had to be under 3 pounds) - talk about extremes! ANYWAY - at a rabbit show I got to talking to a breeder of angoras, and got to hold some. They are AMAZING - because you think you are picking up this HUGE rabbit, and they are really tiny inside all that fur! They are really sweet, though, and just love to cuddle! Of course, these were show bunnies so they were handled a lot, but as a breed I burss they have really good temperments. If we didn't have the Flemish at the time, I would probably have had one (I'm such a sucker for a cute furry face! :oops: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukhan_and_Kai Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 We had those come to my kids' birthday party earlier this month! LOL :lol: We had a pony ride and a petting zoo and some of the animals besides the pony consisted of bunnies (some angora as you've shown) and goats and japanese chickens. It was such a crack up..... These pics were great and brought back some funny memories from the day LOL! Have a good one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolk9s Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 [quote name='K'][quote name='Carolk9s'], I'd have trouble deciding if I was looking at the front or the rear of that critter[/quote] Hey Carol maybe you could put a bow at both ends...just to be sure :megagrin:[/quote] Yeah, one bow that said FEED THIS END and one that said CLEAN THIS END. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mutts4Me Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 I think I'm going to save up Sasha's fur this winter and spring for a scarf or something. I saw that on TV a while back, and I've been tempted ever since. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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