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Just the Zoo of Us

290: Rabbits w/ Zoe Feigen!

Just the Zoo of Us

Ellen & Christian Weatherford

Wildlife Science, Science, Zoology, Wildlife, Nature, Science Communication, Kids & Family, Animals, Pets & Animals

4.8592 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Join Ellen & special guest, veterinarian and rabbit parent Zoe Feigen, for an exposé on rabbits and the secret horrors they’re hiding underneath all that adorable fluff.

Transcript

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Hey there, friends, and welcome to episode 290 of Just the Zoo of Us. This week, I am joined by a

0:05.8

veterinarian and rabbit parent for an expose, really, on rabbits and the secret horrors that they

0:13.7

are hiding underneath all that adorable fluff. We discuss biological warfare on an ecological

0:20.4

menace, self-sharpening glass crunchers,

0:24.4

eating poop, outy butts, flirting with pee, tearaway hair.

0:29.7

This truly eye-opening episode will forever change how you see those sweet little faces

0:35.1

and little cotton ball tails.

0:36.8

Just the Zoo of Us presents Rabbits with Zoe Fegan. Hello, everybody. This is Ellen Weatherford with just the zoo of us, your favorite animal review podcast. This week I am so excited to have a brand new friend here to talk about a really adorable, sweet, and cuddly, and fantastic animal. I'm very excited to talk about. This is Zoe Fegan. Say hi, Zoe.

1:28.3

Hello. I'm so excited to completely ruin all of those impressions of my animal.

1:35.2

Ruin me. Yeah. Completely wreck my whole shop. I am so excited. Because a lot of times we come

1:41.2

to like make people like gross animals more.

1:45.4

Yeah.

1:45.6

Right?

1:46.1

We'll be like, oh, you know, if you didn't like, I don't know, bats and sharks and

1:50.8

stuff, like let's win you over and make you think this animal is cute and nice.

1:55.4

But today we're going the opposite direction.

1:58.3

Look, cute definitely.

2:00.0

But they are grumpy, aggressive

2:02.9

little monsters and I love them. Very excited to talk about these with you. Zoe, what are your

2:07.9

pronouns real quick? They, them. Thank you so much. And what has brought you into the world of rabbits?

2:13.4

How did you arrive here? My uncle got a two-for-one deal when I was four, and he essentially, functionally,

2:22.3

because the problem is with pet rabbits is that they are always seen as cheap pets for kids.

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