Do bunnies come out at night?
But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids
Vermont Public
4.3 • 5.6K Ratings
🗓️ 23 January 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Why are rabbits called bunnies? Why do they have fur? Why do bunnies have puffball tails? Why do rabbits have eyes on the sides of their heads? Why do rabbits hop? Our guest is Margo DeMello, professor of anthrozoology at Carroll College in Montana. She’s also a rabbit rescuer and rehabilitator who is currently caring for 12 rabbits in her home!
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| 0:00.0 | Are you struggling to peel your kids away from the TV on the weekends? |
| 0:05.0 | Are you tired of being pelted with, are we there yet, on long journeys? |
| 0:10.0 | Tune in to Koalashine, a new kid's story show with crazy adventures taking you all over the world. |
| 0:15.0 | We'll meet peculiar characters, hear cool facts and jokes, and hopefully learn a thing or two. There's even the chance |
| 0:21.8 | for your kids' voices to be on the pod. Coala Shine is mindful, fun entertainment on the move, |
| 0:27.6 | designed to broaden minds, boost confidence and spark curiosity. You might just love it as much as |
| 0:33.2 | your little ones. Just search Koala Shine wherever you get your podcasts. And away we go. Coala Shine. This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids from Vermont Public. |
| 1:08.2 | I'm Jane Lindholm. |
| 1:09.5 | On this show, we take questions from curious kids |
| 1:12.3 | all over the world, and we find answers. Today, we're going to talk about an animal. I know, I know, |
| 1:18.6 | we talk about animals a lot, but that's because you send us a lot of questions about animals. |
| 1:24.1 | Today's animal focus is of the small, fluffy kind. Let's see if you can guess what we're going to talk about. |
| 1:30.3 | Some of these animals live in our homes as pets, but you'll also see them out in the wild, even if you live in a city. |
| 1:37.3 | These critters are pretty well adapted to living in city parks or suburbs. |
| 1:41.3 | These animals are mammals, and they're often mistaken for rodents, but they're |
| 1:46.9 | actually a very specific kind of mammal called a lagomorph. One last hint. These animals are |
| 1:54.6 | famous for their long ears and poofy little white tails. Okay, you've probably guessed it now. |
| 2:00.6 | We're talking about rabbits today. |
| 2:03.3 | And our guest is someone who not only studies and loves rabbits, but has also spent a lot of time |
| 2:09.9 | living with them in her home. Her name is Margo de Mello. I study human-animal interactions, and I have specialized in rabbits for my whole adult life, |
| 2:23.9 | and I've rescued them for forever. But then in an academic sense, I study all of the sort of facets of the human-animal |
| 2:32.2 | relationship. Professor de Mello teaches at Carroll College in Montana, |
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