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FIGURE 6.20 Chinchilla: (a) natural grey and (b) silver. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Used under CC BY‐SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.
org/wiki/File:Chinchilla‐Soelvmarmorert.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinchilla_lanigera1.jpg.

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FIGURE 6.21 Rabbit breeds: (a) Rex, (b) Mini Lop, (c) English Angora, and (d) Flemish Giant next to Shetland Sheepdog. Source: Wikimedia
Commons. Used under CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:So_shy_Mini_Lop.jpg; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
File:Runt_and_Paxie.jpg; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:English_Angora_rabbits#/media/File:Englishangora.jpg; https://
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gelbrex.jpg.

the penis protrude with gentle backward pull on the pre- fingers and then place the thumb just below the anus.
puce (Figure 6.23). The penis is cone‐shaped and will Pull the tail back, towards the spine gently but firmly
have backward facing penile spines at the base. Of and simultaneously press down with the thumb. This
course, at maturity the males will have testicles that are digital pressure will make the genitalia protrude. Males
situated above the prepuce but if the cat is neutered they will have a tubular penis with a definite opening on the
will not be apparent! tip. Females will show a vertical slit and very little protru-
Rabbits are sometimes difficult to sex because their sion even if more pressure is applied with the thumb
genitals are similarly located and are tucked into the (Figure 6.24). See https://www.raising‐rabbits.com/
anal crevice so they are barely visible. To determine the sexing‐rabbits.html for a great website with photos on
difference, scissor the tail between your index and middle sexing rabbits.