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Scarlet-chested Parrot
In Australia and New Zealand lives a bird with beautiful plumage called the Scarlet-chested Parrot. If you guessed its breast feathers are bright red, you are only half right—the male's breast is indeed bright red, but the female's is green. So to tell the sex, just look at the breast feather color.
Rosy-faced Lovebird
The Rosy-faced Lovebird is easily recognized by its head color, very similar to a peach. In the wild it often damages farmers' hard-grown crops, so it is driven away by local farmers.
New Zealand Rabbit
The New Zealand Rabbit is a meat rabbit breed originally from the United States, now promoted worldwide. It is numerous, economically profitable, and highly adaptable to the environment. It is kept in large numbers in China's rural areas, with high meat yield and a large body.
Yarkand Hare
The Yarkand Hare is a wild hare living in the Tarim Basin of China. Small in size but with huge ears, years of neglect and heavy hunting have made it an endangered protected animal.
Saibei Rabbit
The Saibei Rabbit is a man-made breed developed from a cross of the French ram rabbit and the Flemish Giant, mainly used for production as a fur-and-meat dual-purpose rabbit. Its main advantages are large size, fast growth, high fertility, strong disease resistance, low morbidity, tolerance of coarse feed, adaptability, a gentle temperament, and easy management.
Japanese White Rabbit
The Japanese White Rabbit is essentially the large white rabbit grown in Japan, also called the Japanese Large White. Said to descend from a cross of Chinese and Japanese white rabbits, it is a common breed mainly used for production. It matures early, grows fast, tolerates coarse feed, is a good mother with strong fertility, and is often used as a "foster mother" rabbit.
Amami Rabbit
The Amami Rabbit, also known as the Ryukyu rabbit, is an ancient wild rabbit with short ears, native to Japan and considered a living fossil and close relative of the Arctic hare. It is listed as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List.
Double-eyed Fig Parrot
The Double-eyed Fig Parrot is a tiny, charming parrot from Indonesia, New Guinea, and Papua New Guinea. Scarce in captivity and difficult to breed, it needs careful husbandry and is sensitive to cold, stress, and vitamin K deficiency.
Rainbow Lorikeet
The Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) is a brightly colored lory found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. Lively and intelligent, it is a popular pet but needs a specialized nectar-based diet and a clean, spacious environment.
Australian King Parrot
The Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) is the largest Australian long-tailed parrot and the largest of the king parrots, with 2 subspecies. Friendly and brightly colored, it is less talkative and rarely hand-raised, but is prone to parasite infection and needs regular deworming.