The Conversation explores the origins of the long and interesting journey the Easter Bunny has taken from European prehistory ...

What do bunnies, baskets, colored eggs, egg hunts and candies all have in common? Each of these traditional components of secular Easter observances can be traced back to the German ...

That's why you find their nests on the surface," McGrath continues, adding that the image of rabbits that can burrow enormous distances underground, like Bugs Bunny, is that of European hares ...

One of the most well-known members of this group is the European rabbit. Out of 63 wild species, 22 are considered near threatened to critically endangered. These rabbits have plagued farmers for ...

In European traditions ... For example, the Virgin Mary is often shown with a white hare or rabbit, symbolizing that she overcame sexual temptation. But it is in the folk traditions of England ...