Monster Bunny on the Loose!

The escaped bunny could look like this "German Giant," which weighs 10 kg (22 lbs).

Recently, gardeners in England got a big surprise. A giant, floppy-eared bunny — the size of a dog! — snuck into their vegetable gardens and gobbled up their turnips and carrots.

According to the British Rabbit Council, the black and brown rabbit may be an escaped pet. It is believed that the rabbit is a type of Continental Giant rabbit, which can weigh a whopping 7 kilograms (15 pounds). That's one pudgy pet!

Like all rabbits, this one is an herbivore (HUR-beh-VORE), or an animal that eats plants. So a veggie garden is a great place for it to find a meal.

Gardeners are now in hot pursuit of the bounding bunny. "Rabbits can dart [away] pretty fast," says Wendy Feaga, an animal doctor in Maryland. When they spot danger, bunnies can scurry at 29 kilometers (18 miles) per hour.

So gardeners better hop to it before the bunny gobbles all the veggies!

Source: Scholastic SuperScience, Sep2006