--- title: Rabbits: hay not carrots, binkies and teeth that never stop growing — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Rabbits: hay not carrots, binkies and teeth that never stop growing», a lesson of the biology course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Bugs Bunny munches a carrot in every cartoon, so many people think carrots are what rabbits should eat --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/) / Rabbits: hay not carrots, binkies and… # Rabbits: hay not carrots, binkies and teeth that never stop growing Lesson 200 of the biology course of Mova's primary school: 15 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/0/) — Bugs Bunny munches a carrot in every cartoon, so many people think carrots are what rabbits should eat. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/1/) — Real rabbits are built for grass and hay, and carrots are only a small sweet treat. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/2/) — A rabbit's front teeth never stop growing, a few millimetres every week, and chewing tough grass and hay all day is what wears them down to the right length. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/5/) — Wild rabbits almost never find carrots; they eat grass, clover and other leafy plants, and a pet rabbit's diet should be mostly hay and grass with some leafy greens. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/6/) — Carrots are sweet, so too many can make a rabbit fat and upset its tummy; carrot tops, the green leaves, are healthier for a rabbit than the orange root. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/7/) — Loving a food does not make it healthy: a rabbit fed mostly carrots and pellets can get bad teeth, tummy trouble and weight problems, just as a child would on sweets. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/8/) — A rabbit's teeth grow all its life; without enough hay to chew they can grow into sharp spikes that cut the mouth, so vets check rabbits' teeth. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/9/) — A rabbit's gut needs hay moving through it all the time, and a rabbit that stops eating or pooing for half a day needs a vet urgently. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/10/) — Rabbits eat some of their own droppings, soft ones made at night, to digest their food a second time; this is normal and healthy, and the hard round droppings you see are the ones they do not eat. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/11/) — A happy rabbit may do a binky, leaping and twisting in the air, or flop suddenly onto its side to rest. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/12/) — A rabbit thumps its back foot on the ground to warn of danger, because rabbits are prey animals and always on the lookout. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/13/) — A rabbit must never be lifted by its ears; hold it with one hand under its chest and one under its bottom, close to your body, because it can kick and hurt its back. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/14/) — Rabbits are social animals that need lots of space to run and a rabbit friend; pet rabbits can live eight to twelve years. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/15/) — Each long ear can turn on its own to catch sounds from different directions, and the ears also help release heat on hot days. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/16/) — Wild rabbits live in groups in a network of burrows called a warren; hares are different, living above ground, with babies born furry and with open eyes, while baby rabbits are born bald and blind in the burrow. - ← previous: [Cat body language and cat myths: milk, nine lives and landing on their feet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/199-cat-body-language-and-cat-myths-milk-nine-lives-and-landing-on-their-feet/) - next →: [Guinea pigs: wheeks, popcorning and vitamin C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/201-guinea-pigs-wheeks-popcorning-and-vitamin-c/) - ↑ back to [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/)