Ida the English Angora rabbit is pretty much the
cutest thing we’ve ever seen. Well, her and her
mounds and mounds of candy floss-like fur.
Ida is part of a collection of Angora rabbits who
belong to Betty Chu, a retired professor at San
Jose State University – she tours around the
country with the bundles of fluff for shows as part
of the Northern California Angora Guild. Amazing.
These amazing bunnies can grow up to 10 inches
of fur, which is significantly more than the one
inch on your standard pet rabbit at home.
Angora Rabbits originate from Turkey and were
popular pets for royalty in eighteenth century
France
Betty prepares her prize bunnies for show with a
special pampering process that includes blow-
drying the fur for volume.
As the rabbits grow an inch of hair a month, Betty
regularly sheers them, using the excess wool to
make scarfs, hats and gloves that she then sells
on etsy .
We’re sold. How do we get our hands on one of
these beauties?
See pictures below
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