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Some dude claims to be raising giant rabbits to feed North Korea. There are pictures in the article. What do you think, Photoshopped? Anyway, I used to own a rabbit and they're nasty little bastards. They bite and scratch. A giant one would be a menace to the neighborhood.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,458863,00.html

I wonder how I can get in touch with him?

Some dude claims to be raising giant rabbits to feed North Korea. There are pictures in the article. What do you think, Photoshopped? Anyway, I used to own a rabbit and they're nasty little bastards. They bite and scratch. A giant one would be a menace to the neighborhood.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,458863,00.html

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/giantrabbit.asp

As for North Korea wanting to solve starvation by starting giant Rabbit farms...

I've seen (pictures of, probably not photoshopped - not according to Greater Valia's Snopes article) rabbits that big before, so it may well be real. I've seen "normal" bunnies that're pretty huge, so it doesn't seem unreasonable.

'Course, fat bunnies to feed North Korea? That is a bit daft :D

I saw these pictures some time ago, and I think the concensus at the time was that they were indeed 'shopped.

Some dude claims to be raising giant rabbits to feed North Korea. There are pictures in the article. What do you think, Photoshopped? Anyway, I used to own a rabbit and they're nasty little bastards. They bite and scratch. A giant one would be a menace to the neighborhood.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,458863,00.html

He may just have a particularly small head

thats not photoshop thats camera angle.

the same thing happens when you stand up while taking a picture of a child sitting in a chair with his feet straight out. his feet are HUGE.

thats not photoshop thats camera angle.

the same thing happens when you stand up while taking a picture of a child sitting in a chair with his feet straight out. his feet are HUGE.

Almost exactly what I just said to my wife, as I was explaining this thread.:eek:

They do indeed look photoshoped, but here is a video clip of said rabbit.
http://www.channel4.com/news/special-reports/special-reports-storypage.jsp?id=1692

The dates in the articles also match up (Feburary 2006), so I am inclined to think that this is not an elaborate international joke.

thats not photoshop thats camera angle.

the same thing happens when you stand up while taking a picture of a child sitting in a chair with his feet straight out. his feet are HUGE.This is the one that looks photoshopped. The head just doesn't look like it belongs to the body. Don't tell me that's a result of perspective. Especially as the guy's head is still in focus.
http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,774187,00.jpg

Some of those photos are perspective or shopped. They're probably Flemish Giants or the other (slightly larger breed) that I can't remember the name of. I've posted photos on here before of extra large bunnies.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a186/kecibukia/DSCF0156.jpg

I wonder how I can get in touch with him?

Agreed. I want to try some of those rabbits, too. Yummy.

I'd like the supersize McRabbit meal, a large fries and a diet coke.

Some of those photos are perspective or shopped. They're probably Flemish Giants or the other (slightly larger breed) that I can't remember the name of. I've posted photos on here before of extra large bunnies.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a186/kecibukia/DSCF0156.jpgimg tag snippageThe guy claims his rabbit is 1.5 times heavier than the Flemish giant (21lbs to 13lbs). ~10kg is extremely heavy for a rabbit of any sort. Check the video link I posted earlier.

I recall reading about a... German, I think, breed of rabbit that was about that size...

The guy claims his rabbit is 1.5 times heavier than the Flemish giant (21lbs to 13lbs). ~10kg is extremely heavy for a rabbit of any sort. Check the video link I posted earlier.

There is a breed that large. My wife didn't call it the "German Giant" though. They are just starting to be imported to the US. A guy in TX breeds/sells them.

20 years ago, I had a neighbor that raised 20lb rabbits. Might have been this breed. They are, indeed, ginormous.

This is the one that looks photoshopped. The head just doesn't look like it belongs to the body. Don't tell me that's a result of perspective. Especially as the guy's head is still in focus.
http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,774187,00.jpg

its a big rabbit alright but its not as big as it looks because of the camera angle. the rabbits head is NOT bigger than the mans head irl.

This is the one that looks photoshopped. The head just doesn't look like it belongs to the body. Don't tell me that's a result of perspective. Especially as the guy's head is still in focus.
http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,774187,00.jpg

Aye. It looks like a dog's head.

Still, Snopes says it's true...

Aye. It looks like a dog's head.

Still, Snopes says it's true...I've posted a freaking link to a video that shows the farmer weighing the damn rabbit. How come no ones bothered to look. You lazy schmucks.

Some dude claims to be raising giant rabbits to feed North Korea. There are pictures in the article. What do you think, Photoshopped? Anyway, I used to own a rabbit and they're nasty little bastards. They bite and scratch. A giant one would be a menace to the neighborhood.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,458863,00.html

at least we can feed this guy now

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007010449,00.html

Not photoshopped, for

a) It's a Spiegel source and thus very reliable.

b) I've seen'em elsewhere

c) there's a friggin' video

d) you could compare size and weight just here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rabbit_breeds
(redirected from German Giant Hare)

e) sometimes, the unbelievable is true

f) you'd be implying that the German newspaper and the German guy in the article are lying...
careful with that...
*looks around*
Is that marching music I'm hearing? :D

Not photoshopped, for

a) It's a Spiegel source and thus very reliable.Sometimes the media plays tricks on people. Ever hear of the BBC's report on the spagetti harvest?b) I've seen'em elsewhere

c) there's a friggin' videoSomeone actually watched it? Woo! I feel validated.d) you could compare size and weight just here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rabbit_breeds
(redirected from German Giant Hare)Check your sources. There's no subheading with for German Giant, let alone any breed with German in the name.e) sometimes, the unbelievable is true

f) you'd be implying that the German newspaper and the German guy in the article are lying...
careful with that...
*looks around*
Is that marching music I'm hearing? :DYou started it! You invaded Poland! [/mangled Fawlty towers quote]

Check your sources. There's no subheading with for German Giant, let alone any breed with German in the name.
Go to wiki and type in German Giant.

German Giant hare
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It will redirect you to the link I posted. :p

Some dude claims to be raising giant rabbits to feed North Korea. There are pictures in the article. What do you think, Photoshopped? Anyway, I used to own a rabbit and they're nasty little bastards. They bite and scratch. A giant one would be a menace to the neighborhood.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,458863,00.html

I'll have to agree with the camera angle people. I think the point will be well illustrated by a couple of other pictuires of another rabbit, Rudi.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41309000/jpg/_41309696_robert_203.jpg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41309000/jpg/_41309702_rudi_203.jpg

In the first picture, the rabbit does indeed appear much larger, but in the second his size is clearer.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/giantrabbit.asp

I remember when that first came out on Snopes' newsletter. Unfortunately I just caught an inconsistancy. One of the other rabbits they list, Bodmin the rabbit, is claimed to weigh 18 pounds. However the picture caption says he weighs 40 kg, or almost 90 pounds. http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/graphics/giantrabbit2.jpg


As for the wiki, German Giants are enquired about in the talk page, with a link to Herman, another very large German Giant. That's why it comes up on the search.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_rabbit_breeds

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4670000/newsid_4676900/4676904.stm

Go to wiki and type in German Giant.

German Giant hare
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It will redirect you to the link I posted. :pWhat have we learnt from this then? Never completely trust that what wikipedia says is truth. :p

What have we learnt from this then?Nothing.
Never completely trust that what wikipedia says is truth. :p
Oh, I don't.

I trust Der Spiegel and my own eyes, though.

Some dude claims to be raising giant rabbits to feed North Korea. There are pictures in the article. What do you think, Photoshopped? Anyway, I used to own a rabbit and they're nasty little bastards. They bite and scratch. A giant one would be a menace to the neighborhood.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,458863,00.html
Ze Wabbit is a wily critter, doing MOBRA's bidding pleases it and i mightily.
DEATH TO ALL SURFACERS!
VOTE MOBRA!

*That page didn't even appear, i mean to say it was blank...*

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069005/

Had to mention that old movie.

I wonder how I can get in touch with him?

FOX News ran a story on this today and gave the name of the breeder who lives in Germany. He raises giant rabbits and sells them to other breeders.

Here is the story; http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,243221,00.html

Some dude claims to be raising giant rabbits to feed North Korea. There are pictures in the article. What do you think, Photoshopped? Anyway, I used to own a rabbit and they're nasty little bastards. They bite and scratch. A giant one would be a menace to the neighborhood.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,458863,00.html
It certainly is a hare raising story, but I don't think I would be splitting hares over whether the pics are photoshopped or not. :p

It certainly is a hare raising story, but I don't think I would be splitting hares over whether the pics are photoshopped or not. :p
Your post made my hare stand on end!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/Harestandonend.jpg

:p

I want some!

I want some!
You know that this could be misinterpreted in oh so many ways, right?

They're not photoshopped. They are huge rabbits. I came across a video of one of them ages ago.
They're made to look bigger than they are through use of perspective.

I reckon the meat would be pretty tough though

Definitely. Look, no shadows.

Not all rabbits are fierce. :)

1) http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/giantrabbit.asp
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rabbit_breeds

It very well could be true.

This is the one that looks photoshopped. The head just doesn't look like it belongs to the body. Don't tell me that's a result of perspective. Especially as the guy's head is still in focus.
http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,774187,00.jpg

This doesn't appear photoshopped to me - there might be some forced perspective issue here, but otherwise it looks like the real deal.

Oh, also as a photographer, I must assure you that it is quite possible to have two objects at different distances both appear sharp without resorting to photoshop. Been doing it for years! I'd suspect a slightly wide angle lens, closer to the rabbit's head than the farmer's, and a narrow aperture, thanks.

Noir vs the bunny = one very happy little kittie and one very dead bunny.

You know that this could be misinterpreted in oh so many ways, right?

He just likes bunnies.

the perspective is unfortunate as it lends doubt to the credibility, but as a professional retoucher i'm skeptical that these are photoshopped, as the length of the forearm on the dude holding them appears proportionally accurate to the reported size of the bunny he's holding

Does anyone else think this picture looks a little...bad?
http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,774183,00.jpg

Night of the Lepus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_lepus)

He just likes bunnies.
I prefer the Playboy kind.
Does anyone else think this picture looks a little...bad?
http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,774183,00.jpg
He just likes bunnies!
Night of the Lepus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_lepus)
Someone beat you to it, I'm afraid.

As for the bunnies: How about suicidal bunnies?

http://biboz.net/bunny-suicides/

Neinnnn!!!!!!! Kein essen Häschen!!!!!!111 :eek:

North Korea needs food alright,but If you want to help them give them weapons so tehy can overthrow Kim Jong Il,and solve the problem that causes them to starve:socialism.Also I question the feasibility of bioengineering giant rabbits.Can it be done?Probably.But It will cost a lot.

Neinnnn!!!!!!! Kein essen Häschen!!!!!!111 :eek:
Doch! Die sind lecker!!!
Also I question the feasibility of bioengineering giant rabbits.Can it be done?Probably.But It will cost a lot.
These bunnies are already bred to be huge - really no need for "bioengineering".

and solve the problem that causes them to starve:socialism.

I always thought the problem that caused them to starve was lack of food. Silly me.