Welcomed into a home that was already housing two rabbits, this young pup took so much inspiration from his long-eared companions that he ended up completely copying their behaviour, even going so far as to hop around just like them.
Learning from his long-eared friends
While internet users find this mimicry adorable and astonishing, animal behaviour experts are not at all surprised.
A video viewed 10 million times
This type of behaviour is not unusual in young mammals who are separated from others of their own species.
When a puppy grows up exclusively in the company of other animals during their socialisation phase (between 3 and 16 weeks), they try to fit in by copying the movements of the dominant or older animals in their environment.
Without further ado, here is the footage, which has already racked up nearly 10 million views.
Translated from the Wamiz website FR using artificial intelligence
