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Thursday, October 20, 2022
Thumper
We've never had a rabbit, but I did research to find out if they make similar sounds to guinea pigs. It turns out they do not. Guinea pigs "wheek" most often, which is a high pitched call. They can also make a purring sound which can either be happiness or anger depending on how it's delivered, and they chatter their teeth when they're really angry. Everything else is a variation on those three. Rabbits apparently make a lot of grunting and snorting noises. And although they can make a sort of high pitched squeal, it's not regular communication and it doesn't really sound like a wheek.
Apparently they do actually "thump," or pound the ground with their hind jumping legs. Obviously guinea pigs wouldn't spare the energy for that, although sometimes their scratching makes quite a racket.
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