Notions de base en comportement : Le lapin européen

Les lapins sont des animaux domestiques populaires et ils peuvent faire de merveilleux compagnons. Cependant, les lapins dans la vraie vie, ne partagent que peu de similitudes avec les images qui sont répandues dans la culture populaire . . .


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