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The Himalayan rabbit is medium-sized breed of rabbit easily mistaken for the Californian rabbit.〔(BRC Breed Standard )〕 The body is white with colored points, recognized colors are black, blue, chocolate and lilac. They are one of the oldest and calmest breeds. Adult Himalayans weigh 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 pounds (1 to 2 kg) with an ideal weight of 3 1/2 pounds. They are the only cylindrical rabbit breed. The history of the breed is partially a mystery, as there are no definite records that clearly state where the breed may have originated. Some speculate that their origin may be in the Far East as opposed to the Himalayas, as their name suggests. When Himalayans are raised in cold climates, they can exhibit black coloration of their coats, making them a phenocopy of the black rabbit. Himalayans are also known as the Chinese, Egyptian, and Black-nose.〔(American Himalayan Rabbit Association )〕 They are posed stretched out, and their body is to be 3.5 head lengths.〔AHRA guidebook〕 They have fine bone and a skinny body, and, unlike many other breeds, were never raised primarily for meat. This breed's main purpose is for showing, but in its past, it was raised for its white pelt. Also, they are only rabbit breed that commonly has an extra set of nipples. They are the ancestors of Californians, one of the most common meat rabbits. ==History== Himalayan rabbits were one of the first breeds of rabbits, and their origin is unknown. It is unlikely that they came from the Himalayas though, as their name suggests. The original variety was the black Himalayan, and the blue Himalayan was created later. The chocolate and lilac varieties were made by different crosses depending on where they originated. American chocolate Himalayans were made by Ron Smelt of California by mixing chocolate English spots to Himalayans.〔(American Himalayan Rabbit Association Breed History )〕 The lilacs were made by mixing the chocolate Himalayans the blues, but to create a color unique enough to get recognized as it own color (many early lilacs looked like light blues) lilac mini rexes were mixed in, but these lines were mostly destroyed after the color was accepted. The Himalayan plays an important part in many other breed's history, especially the Californian's,〔ARBA Guidebook: Raising Better Rabbits and Cavies〕 which looks like a large, meaty version of it. The Californian was made by crossing Himalayans with New Zealands and a few other breeds (some Californian breeders say it is just Himalayan and New Zealand, while others say the Standard Chinchilla was mixed in too). The Californian was added to many other breeds (like Champagne d'Argents and some lines of Cinnamon) to improve body type, so Himalayan marked sports pop up sometimes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Himalayan rabbit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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