Rabbits

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Rabbits were long-eared, furry animals, also called 'coneys'. On 7 March T.A. 3019 in northern Ithilien, Samwise Gamgee asked Gollum to bring him some food. Gollum brought him two small rabbits which Sam proceeded to cook, to Gollum's intense displeasure.[1]

Etymology

In a linguistic manuscript dating from the 1930s, appears the Qenya gloss lopo ("rabbit").[2]

Portrayal in adaptations

Rabbits in adaptations
"Rhosgobel Rabbits" in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey  

2012-14: The Hobbit (film series):

Radagast drives a sled pulled by rabbits, referred to as the "Rhosgobel Rabbits".[3]

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