Rabbit in Farmstead World — animal in the game, and what it is on a real farm.
Rabbits are small, fast-breeding mammals kept for meat and fur; a doe can raise several litters a year of quickly growing young.
They are quiet and need little space, and they turn feed into meat quickly, which is why they have long been small-holding stock.
Farm facts about rabbit
Domestic rabbits descend from the European wild rabbit, kept for meat and fur; a healthy doe can kindle several litters in a year. (en.wikipedia.org)
Rabbit meat is lean and high in protein, and a rabbitry needs far less space and feed than larger livestock to produce the same weight of meat. (en.wikipedia.org)
Angora wool comes from rabbits, not goats: angora rabbits grow a down of 13-16 micron fibres, finer than almost any sheep's fleece. (en.wikipedia.org)
Rabbits breed with no particular mating season: pregnancies are short and litters run four to twelve kits, so a warren can fill fast. (en.wikipedia.org)
Romans were raising rabbits for meat and fur by the first century BC, keeping them in warrens called cuniculi — the origin of cuniculture. (en.wikipedia.org)