The truth about the concept of bunny likes to eat carrots

The image of rabbit chewing carrots often appears on cartoons, but actually carrots are not good for rabbit's health.

Although many people think that rabbits love to eat carrots, the carrots are not the ideal food for this animal , according to How Stuff Works. A balanced diet of rabbits including hay and fresh grass plus a small amount of green vegetables.

Rabbits do not like to eat carrots as people often think.(Photo: Think Stock).

Carrots should not be the main source of food for rabbits. They should limit the consumption of plants with tubers and fruits every day. Rabbits that eat too much carrots can be obese because most carrots do not provide calories for them. In addition, the excessive consumption of carrots is even harmful to rabbits, leading to some problems such as stomach discomfort or other digestive problems.

But what makes us think that rabbits like carrots? Most likely it originated from the famous animated film more than 70 years ago, telling the clever, shy Bugs Bunny , or chewing on a delicious carrot. According to critics, Bugs Bunny is considered to be the most influential character in the animation world, and is also a character loved by many children.

Over time, images of Bugs Bunny bunnies like to eat carrots are imprinted in many people's subconscious, distorting our understanding of rabbit's eating habits in reality. Some people said that the animators took the idea of ​​the Bugs Bunny rabbit chewing carrots originating from the image of movie stars often smoking cigars in the mouth when smoking in the 1930s - 1940s.