Do female bunnies have a menstrual cycle, and if so, do they bleed?
According to what I could find on the Internet, female rabbits [or ‘doe’] do not have a menstral cycle, rather undergo something closer to the mammalian estrous cycle: “Females of other mammalian species go through certain episodes called ” (Applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity) estrus” [as opposed to a menstrual cycle] or “heat” in each breeding season. During these times, ovulation occurs and females become receptive to mating, a fact advertised to males in some way. If no fertilization takes place, the uterus reabsorbs the endometrium: no menstrual bleeding occurs. Significant differences exist between the estrous and the menstrual cycle.” [from http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/m/me/menstrual_cycle.htm] “The remarkable proliferation of rabbits is partly due to the fact that the female does not have a true estrous cycle. She is able to conceive at any time, even almost immediately after giving birth…They do have certa
