Rabbits
The Holland Lop
The Holland Lop is a breed of rabbit that was recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association (ABRA) in 1979 and by the Netherlands' Governing Rabbit Council in 1984. The Holland Lop, with a maximum weight of 4lbs, is one of the smallest lop-eared breeds. They were first bred by Adrian de Cock, as a hybrid of the French Lop and the Netherland Dwarf. Holland Lops are miniture rabbits that only weight from about 2 to 4 pounds.
- Fur
Similar to most rabbits, the Holland Lops' fur is very diverse with a wide variety of colors and combinations. The most common color you will see is called a black tortoise, or black tort. The different coat colors can include chocoloate, lilac, blue, black, frosty, and chestnut. These coats can have the following patterns of broken color, solid, tri-color, vienna marked, and many others. - Head
The ears are one of Holland Lops' most distinct features. They inherit their lopped ears from the French Lop and Sooty Fawns. These almond-shaped ears are about 4.7 inches (12 centimeters) long. Their eye color is usually black, but can be brown or other colors. - Feet
The feet of the Holland Lop can be categorized into 6 types: ideal, narrow hindquarters, pinched hindquarters, thin bone, thin long bone, pinched and narrow hindquarters. Ideal Holland Lop feet are parallel and symmetrical. This foot type indicates that the rabbit will have heavy compact bone, and mass.
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