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I want to say yes. Although the websites I find consistently say that "bunny" refers to the rabbit (rabbit ≠ hare for the uninitiated, they are different species), they do have similar behaviors and looks. And this is not strictly a pet rabbit community, so the fact that hares are very hard to domesticate doesn't really impact what gets posted here.

However, I also think the input of people in the community is important. If people who browse and/or post on !bunnies@lemmy.world don't want hare content included then I'm not going to make the change and allow hare content.

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[-] klemptor@startrek.website 6 points 3 months ago

You know how dogs are just overgrown puppies, and nobody in a puppy community would be upset at seeing a dog? Same goes for bunnies and hares.

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 7 points 3 months ago

Well, a bunny doesn't become a hare when it grows.

[-] klemptor@startrek.website 3 points 3 months ago

Oh my bad, I thought baby hares were called bunnies too!

[-] Elevator7009sAlt@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Me too. "Bunny" is informal anyways. The way I always thought it was used, and the way I honestly continue to use it, is that if it's that big-eared critter that looks like 🐰🐇 and is good at jumping, it can be called "bunny" and people will know what you mean. But since everything I found online says "bunny" is the informal word for rabbits, I figure I ought to ask to make sure people would be okay with hares which probably technically do not count as bunnies.

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Post bunny pics, post questions about rabbits, almost anything rabbit or hare-related goes (whether wild or domestic).

Other than that, rules should be pretty obvious: be nice, no bigotry/discrimination, stay on topic, etc.

Not officially affiliated with any rabbit subreddits.

House Rabbit Society is overall a fantastic resource on pet rabbits: info on diets, health, vet care, adopting bunnies, and behavior.

List of fictional works about bunnies

Other bunny communities on the Fediverse:

As of now, if you follow all 4 bunny communities (the above 3 plus this one), you will see little to no post overlap/crossposting, so you can safely follow all 4 without getting your feed spammed with several copies of the same bunny.

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