Table 3.
Percentage of pair and group -housed rabbits reported to show social behaviours at differing frequencies
| Never | Occasionally | Often | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playing with each other | 5.3 | 31.8 | 62.9 |
| Fighting (biting or scratching) | 74.7 | 22.9 | 2.4 |
| Resting in contact with each other | 1.8 | 4.7 | 93.5 |
| Grooming each other | 4.4 | 12.1 | 83.5 |
| Pulling out fur from each other | 62.6 | 29.4 | 8.0 |
| Mounting each other | 34.4 | 51.6 | 14.0 |
| Guarding items or areas from each other | 77.3 | 19.0 | 3.7 |
| Avoiding each other | 72.9 | 25.8 | 1.3 |
| Circling around each other | 53.6 | 35.6 | 10.8 |
| Chasing each other | 22.5 | 54.8 | 22.7 |