First rabbits in Britain

[Angela]

Funny. I just assumed they'd always been there, but apparently not.

See:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/roman-rabbit-find-is-one-giant-hop-for-archaeology-dn0dhtfk8

"They gave us aqueducts, sanitation, roads, public baths and wine. Now another item can join the list of Roman additions to British life — the rabbit.Just in time for Easter, scientists have identified the remains of what they believe is Britain’s earliest bunny. A small leg bone, from the first century AD, was found at what was once a grand Roman villa in Fishbourne, West Sussex."

 

[Joey37]

My first pet was a rabbit, and my first dog was a beagle, a dog bred by the English to hunt the rabbits the Romans brought to the island. So this was one of the great moments in Bunny History.

 

[paul333]

We were always taught the rabbits were introduced into Britain by the Normans from 1066, as a food source, but the Hare was native to Britain, and was here, long before the Roman Invasions. Wonder if it could be a small leg bone from a Hare.

 

[Vandemonian]

Funny. I just assumed they'd always been there, but apparently not.

Or, I suppose, they could have lived there originally before being hunted to extinction, and subsequently reintroduced by Romans.

 

[exceededminimumso..]

Or, I suppose, they could have lived there originally before being hunted to extinction, and subsequently reintroduced by Romans.

King Arthur destroyed aboriginal rabbits