{"topic_id":"exotic_behavior_rabbit","category":"exotic-behavior","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_behavior_rabbit\ncategory: exotic-behavior\ntitle: \"Rabbit — behavior & socialization (companionship, play, bonding, preventing boredom/behavior problems)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"First-hand owner-practical care page saved to source_file; paraphrased derived fact summary per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3. Pulled 2026-08-01.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/companion-care/exotic_rspca_rabbit.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-01\ntokens_estimated: 520\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 8\n  passed: 8\n  date: 2026-08-01\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-behavior/exotic_behavior_rabbit/01_exotic_behavior_rabbit.md\nsource_document: \"RSPCA pet care advice / Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner version\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk) / Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner version (merckvetmanual.com)\"\n  title: \"Rabbit — behavior & socialization (companionship, play, bonding, preventing boredom/behavior problems)\"\n  url: \"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-01\"\n  ref: \"Rabbit owner-practical care (first-hand, https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits)\"\n  doc_type: \"animal-welfare-org / veterinary-manual consumer version\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk) is © RSPCA and not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 all claims are paraphrased derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not verbatim quotations.\"\nauthority_tier: T3\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T3:vet-ref\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\n# Rabbit — behavior & socialization (companionship, play, bonding, preventing boredom/behavior problems)\nSource: RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk), a copyrighted animal-welfare organisation. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, the points below are paraphrased derived fact summaries: numerical values and proper nouns are preserved from the source, but sentences are rewritten and not quoted verbatim.\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Rabbits are territorial and form complex social hierarchies, with some individuals becoming dominant over others.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Rabbits are intelligent and, like dogs, can learn to respond to cues through positive reward-based training.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Boxing — a rabbit rearing on its hind legs, ears up, swatting with its front paws and sometimes growling — signals aggression or distress.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Rabbits are highly social, yet in 2024 about 42% of pet rabbits in the UK were kept alone.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A properly bonded pair of rabbits usually become companions quickly; without a partner they can develop abnormal behaviours.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Companionship is nearly as important to rabbits as a good diet.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Pet rabbits can also form companion bonds with the people who care for them.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A rabbit that must live alone (only on veterinary advice) still needs daily interaction with people.\n---\n## License & attribution\n\nSource RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk) is © RSPCA and is not openly licensed. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, every claim above is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\n\n- https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits","sources":["exotic-behavior — Rabbit — behavior & socialization (companionship, play, bonding, preventing boredom/behavior problems) (retrieved 2026-08-01)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-behavior","title":"Rabbit — behavior & socialization (companionship, play, bonding, preventing boredom/behavior problems)","url":"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits","retrieved":"2026-08-01","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"RSPCA pet care advice / Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner version","verification_file":"pdf-raw/companion-care/exotic_rspca_rabbit.txt"},"source_document":"RSPCA pet care advice / Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner version","source_file":"pdf-raw/companion-care/exotic_rspca_rabbit.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T3","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"B"},"tokens_estimated":569,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}