2007-07-13 02:24:15 · 17 answers · asked by andyskipjenkins 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
There have been cases of hermaphrodite dogs and cats so Im sure in the rarest occassion rabbits too.
2007-07-13 02:29:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
This is actually a very common myth, due to the relative ambiguity of determining gender from visual inspection. Even some vets can have trouble telling a female rabbit from a male rabbit unless the testes have descended. I volunteer with a Rabbit Rescue Group named the House Rabbit Network, and several times a year I hear about a rabbit turning out to be a different gender than previously thought.
The VISUAL ambiguity, combined with the fact that rabbits will mount each other regardless of gender as part of establishing dominance, has lead to many myths about rabbit gender.
Some claim they're all born hermaphrodites and develop a gender within the first few months of life. Others claim rabbits can change gender.
While actual Hermaphrodites do occur in all species, they're generally rare and sterile. If you hunt long enough you'll no doubt find a Hermaphroditic rabbit, but they're likely as rare among rabbits as they are among humans.
The simple fact is, it can be hard to determine a rabbit's gender visually, and this difficulty has lead people to produce creative excuses for their failure to correctly sex a given rabbit.
2007-07-13 09:39:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
As other people have told you, having both sexes at the same time is a hermaphrodite. This means having full sets of both sexual organs.
Whilst it is possible, it is incredibly uncommon, so uncommon in fact that there are no reliable statistics. Most estimates are at 0.001 percent of the population ( 10 in every million so in US about 3000 full hermaphrodites)
Statistics in the animal kingdom are even less known but there have been cases recorded so the answer to your question in a roundabout way is YES, it is possible, but very unlikely.
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2007-07-13 09:46:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is a condition which can cause a mammal to have both male and female conditions- to be hermaphroditic. But that is usually the result of a genetic defect, not something that normally occurs.
2007-07-13 09:34:48 · answer #4 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are people like that but never heard of a rabbit being that way. I would say definitely not. If it is you're going to be rich.
2007-07-13 09:32:56 · answer #5 · answered by snakenhunter 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes of course. Any animal, including humans can. Worms are always both male and female. I cant spell the word but it is pronounced ...herm-afra-dite.
When I was a child we had a dog like it
2007-07-13 09:29:20 · answer #6 · answered by daftoldwoman 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not really. You can have mutations (hermaphrodite) as you can in most mammals where the genitals are ambiguous, but the subject in question would usually be unable to reproduce so therefore not really either sex.
2007-07-13 09:29:26 · answer #7 · answered by mark 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes it is called a Hermaphrodite, same as with humans or any animal
that is if by sex you mean genitals
2007-07-13 09:29:22 · answer #8 · answered by sledge 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
yes, I have one that was a boy and a girl but in the end he decided to be a he.
2007-07-17 08:01:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in the wild...the bucks never stop bonking
2007-07-16 13:56:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋